Bad conditions for artist at home (4)

I believe the answer is:

rain

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'bad conditions for' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'artist at home' is the wordplay.
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'at home' becomes 'in' ('I'm in' can mean 'I'm at home').
'ra'+'in'='RAIN'

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(Other definitions for rain that I've seen before include "Storm" , "Precipitation" , "eg A shower" , "Fall wetly" , "The right" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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