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Learner driver's support when bad weather intervenes (7)

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trainee

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'learner' is the definition.
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'driver's support when bad weather intervenes' is the wordplay.
'driver's support' becomes 'tee' (support for someone driving in golf).
'when bad weather' becomes 'rain' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'intervenes' is an insertion indicator.
'tee' enclosing 'rain' is 'TRAINEE'.

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(Other definitions for trainee that I've seen before include "Person being instructed in work" , "One being taught a job" , "One being instructed" , "Student" , "novice" .)

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