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Flood, downpour (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deluge

This clue is a double definition.

'flood' is the first definition.
(I know that deluge is a more specific form of flood)

'downpour' is the second definition.
(I know that downpour can be written as deluge)

(Other definitions for deluge that I've seen before include "Overwhelm with water" , "Severe flood" , "A heavy downpour of rain" , "Inundation" , "Cloudburst, downpour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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