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How one got out of the rain (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ran

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'got out of the rain' is the definition.
'ran' can be an answer for 'got' (running is a kind of getting). I'm unsure of the 'out of the rain' bit.

'how one' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'one' could be 'an' (an apple is one apple) and 'an' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for ran that I've seen before include "Moved fast or managed" , "Sped" , "Sprinted" , "at speed?" , "Was candidate" .)

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