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Blue briar possibly offers a conduit for rainwater (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

downpipe

'a conduit for rainwater' is the definition.
(pipe carrying water down)

'blue briar possibly' is the wordplay.
'blue' becomes 'down' (both can mean sad).
'briar possibly' becomes 'pipe' (briar is a kind of pipe).
'down'+'pipe'='DOWNPIPE'

'offers' is the link.

(Another definition for downpipe that I've seen is " that falls into gutter".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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