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Crop in German weather (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grain

'crop' is the definition.
(I know that grain is a type of cereal)

'german weather' is the wordplay.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'weather' becomes 'rain' (rain is a kind of weather).
'g'+'rain'='GRAIN'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for grain that I've seen before include "Particle of e.g. sand" , "bit of corn" , "Pattern of lines in wood" , "Silo contents" , "Small hard particle, of rice perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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