The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PROPHETIC
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More clues leading to the result PROPHETIC
- Seeing what’s coming forward, fellow has nervous reaction
- Top cipher breaker is prescient
- 12 Seeing the future copper hit out
- Copper hit out, providing a foretaste of what’s in store
- Visionary man with muscular movement after support
- Backing pub name — on reflection like the Oracle
- Forward on the cracking ice, mostly offering a taste of what’s to come
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Visionary" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case visionary = prophetic.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does PROPHETIC mean?
PROPHETIC adjective- Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet
- Predicted, as by a prophecy