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Audible comment about pointlessness of selling things in blizzard conditions (5-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

white-out

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'audible comment' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for white-out that I've seen before include "Intense blizzard" , "Dense blizzard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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