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Illumination around new weather feature (9)

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I believe the answer is:

lightning

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'feature' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'illumination around new weather' is the wordplay.
'illumination' becomes 'lighting' (lighting is a kind of illumination).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'new weather' becomes 'n' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'lighting' enclosing 'n' is 'LIGHTNING'.

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(Other definitions for lightning that I've seen before include "What's conducted" , "Metal device on building for diverting natural electric discharges" , "Natural discharge of electricity" , "Natural electrical discharge" , "Electrical discharge from cloud" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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