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Govern in bad weather we hear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reign

'govern' is the definition.
(I know that reign is a type of govern)

'bad weather we hear' is the wordplay.
'bad weather' becomes 'rain' (rain is an example of bad weather).
'we hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'rain' sounds like 'REIGN'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for reign that I've seen before include "Hegemony" , "Rule of monarch" , "Be champion" , "Period of a monarchy" , "Sit on a throne" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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