Bad season for an artist, in a way? (5)
I believe the answer is:
rains
'bad season' is the definition.
'rains' can be an answer for 'season' (I have seen 'Wet season' mean 'rains' so perhaps 'season' could also mean 'rains'). I'm not certain of the 'bad' bit.
'an artist in a way?' is the wordplay.
'an artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'a way?' becomes 's' (Compass direction - South).
'ra'+'in'+'s'='RAINS'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rains that I've seen before include "Tropical wet season" , "Comes down from cloud" , "Falls in droplets" , "Showers" .)