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Freak rain in storm finds Dutch descendant (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

afrikaner

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'dutch descendant' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'freak rain in storm' is the wordplay.
'in storm' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'freak'+'rain'='freakrain'
'freakrain' is an anagram of 'AFRIKANER'.

'finds' is the link.

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(Other definitions for afrikaner that I've seen before include "trekker" , "Smuts, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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