Cheap way to get dry after a bit of a storm, say (6)
I believe the answer is:
tawdry
'cheap' is the definition.
('tawdry' can be a synonym of 'cheap')
'way to get dry after a bit of a storm say' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'w' (Compass direction - West).
'to get' says to put letters next to each other.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a bit of a storm say' becomes 'ta' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'w'+'dry' is 'wdry'.
'wdry' after 'ta' is 'TAWDRY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tawdry that I've seen before include "Gaudy but valueless (6)" , "Showy but cheap and nasty" , "Shabbily gaudy" , "Cheap and flashy" , "Cheap and gaudy" .)