Sunday World Cryptic

[Caribeing]

1 down Foresight? for sight 9 letters ?r?v?s?o? is it provision or prevision?

[fiction-factory]

pre means before so prevision

[Neveracrossword]

Provision - For is Pro (as in Pros and Cons) and Sight is Vision.

[fiction-factory]

Oh sorry- clue also says for sight

[fiction-factory]

It seems an odd clue if it is "Foresight? For sight". I'm not sure of the point of the 'foresight?' bit

[dannyk13]

Prevision | Definition of Prevision by Merriam-Webster www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevision Define prevision: foresight, prescience

[fiction-factory]

But where does the rest of the clue fit in, danny?

[emeritus]

Provision = Foresight

then parsed as per Neveracrossword

[emeritus]

Definition 3

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/provision

[dannyk13]

I think the setter has taken for as before = pre + sight (vision).Not a good clue IMO.

[fiction-factory]

Yes, we can see the pro+vision.
I wasn't aware provision also meant foresight. I haven't found confirmation yet. Will look later

[emeritus]

Provision is a synonym of Foresight

[dannyk13]

Emeritus, don't see anything to do with sight in that link.

[fiction-factory]

Thanks emeritus. I'm still not sure.

[emeritus]

I could be wrong Danny but I read it as

Foresight is the Definition and "for Sight" leads to Pro Vision ??

[fiction-factory]

I think it's more likely to be Provision. Maybe the use of the ? indicates that the setter thinks the clue is a bit weak

[fiction-factory]

Yes, I think we are just not sure that foresight is a good definition of provision, emeritus

[emeritus]

is definition 1b here any help to clarify

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/provision

[dannyk13]

Thanks Emeritus, see it now.

[Caribeing]

Thanks for replies will go with provision.