Hear wet climate spoiling play (3,7)

I believe the answer is:

bad weather

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'spoiling play' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'hear wet climate' is the wordplay.
'hear wet' becomes 'bad' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'climate' becomes 'weather' (weather is a kind of climate).
'bad'+'weather'='BAD WEATHER'

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I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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