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Fall of rain out in wild (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ruination

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'fall' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'rain out in wild' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'rain'+'out'+'in'='rainoutin'
'rainoutin' anagrammed gives 'RUINATION'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ruination that I've seen before include "Complete destruction or collapse" , "total disaster" , "Complete downfall" , "State of destruction" , "Devastation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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