Visionary returns from hearing (7)

I believe the answer is:

prophet

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'visionary' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for prophet that I've seen before include "Divine spokesman or forecaster" , "Predictor of the future" , "Tipster possibly" , "Forecaster (sounding like 4)" , "One who predicts the future" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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