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A base for protest in December;
The sweater for a special member.
A kiss or stroke, with sport or game;
Before your eyes, a prophet's claim.
The road that splits before nineteen;
When stung, I am what once has been.
A valued rock, when minus one;
I cross a stream, with aid from sun.
A hint at future, free from light;
The cry for sphere that's out of sight.

What am I?

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Fore (or for).

A base for protest in December

Deforce - fore 'in' Dec - meaning to unlawfully withhold land or property from its true owner. If this occurred it would be grounds for protest. There is a documentary Deforce on the history of Detroit.

This is the best I can think of, other being Forefathers' Day though not a strong explanation for the base for protest.

The sweater for a special member

The sweater may be skin. Append this and use your imagination as to what the special member is.

A kiss or stroke, with sport or game

Foreplay - this is kiss/stroke. Play (sport/game) is added to fore.

Before your eyes, a prophet's claim

Foresight - a prophet's claim. Sight which is 'what is before your eyes' is added to fore.

The road that splits before nineteen

Fork - using For and adding K which is the chemical symbol for Potassium atomic number 19.

When stung, I am what once has been

Before - the prefix sounding like bee for a stinger.

A valued rock, when minus one

Ore - a rock source of metals after subtracting one letter.

I cross a stream, with aid from sun

Ford - a shallow river crossing.
For plus vitamin D which is manufactured in human skin cells with help from sunlight UVB rays.

A hint at future, free from light

Foreshadow - add shadow which is free from light.

The cry for sphere that's out of sight

Shouting fore when a golf ball is hit as a warning.

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  • $\begingroup$ Nice, I'll leave you and others to try to figure out the first line. $\endgroup$
    – Apollo-XII
    Jun 28, 2017 at 17:35
  • $\begingroup$ Tried to explain the first line - not too confident. $\endgroup$
    – Tom
    Jun 30, 2017 at 8:23
  • $\begingroup$ "Append this" ... for a certain appendage? $\endgroup$ Jun 30, 2017 at 14:49
  • $\begingroup$ Oops ... that was a Freudian slip. $\endgroup$
    – Tom
    Jun 30, 2017 at 14:54

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