Kin to hail (5)

I believe the answer is:

sleet

(Other definitions for sleet that I've seen before include "unpleasant weather" , "In foul weather" , "Mixture of rain and snow" , "Cold precipitation" , "Wintry precipitation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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