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Fog with beginnings of rain and light wind (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mistral

'wind' is the definition.
(mistral is a kind of wind)

'fog with beginnings of rain and light' is the wordplay.
'fog' becomes 'mist' (mist is a kind of fog).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'beginnings of' suggests taking the first letters (the beginning letters).
The first letters of 'rain and light' is 'ral'.
'mist'+'ral'='MISTRAL'

(Other definitions for mistral that I've seen before include "That's a blow" , "A harsh blow" , "Strong north wind of southern France" , "Nice chiller" , "Strong cold dry wind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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