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Made the rain pour though and soak (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marinade

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'soak' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'made the rain pour though' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'rain' is 'arin' which is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'made' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for marinade that I've seen before include "Soak food before cooking" , "Flavouring liquid found in a dream" , "Type of star system" , "In a dream (anag.)" , "Mixture for soaking food before cooking" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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