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Attributable to moisture, we hear (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

due

'attributable' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'moisture we hear' is the wordplay.
'moisture' becomes 'dew' (I have seen 'Overnight moisture ' mean 'dew' so perhaps 'moisture' could also mean 'dew').
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'dew' sounds like 'DUE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for due that I've seen before include "Expected at any moment" , "Owed as a debt" , "Ripe for payment or arrival" , "Escort" , "Requisite" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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