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A pupil, with precipitation, enters the stand (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trainee

'a pupil' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'precipitation enters the stand' is the wordplay.
'precipitation' becomes 'rain' (rain is a kind of precipitation).
'enters' is an insertion indicator.
'the stand' becomes 'tee' (I've seen this before).
'rain' put within 'tee' is 'TRAINEE'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for trainee that I've seen before include "One learning a job" , "One being instructed" , "Person being taught" , "one not yet qualified" , "Apprentice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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