Anticipatory encounter (9)

I believe the answer is:

foretaste

(Other definitions for foretaste that I've seen before include "Advance sample" , "A sample of what could be" , "Sample of something to come" , "Early experience" , "Sampler" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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