Cryptic crossword clue
Very old woman said to predict failure in honest spy 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PYTHONESS

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The straight part
We know that "Very old woman said to predict" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case very old woman said to predict = pythoness.
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What does PYTHONESS mean?

PYTHONESS noun
  1. (history) The priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
PYTHONESS noun
  1. A female soothsayer
PYTHONESS noun
  1. A female python.

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