Measures of rainfall (6)

I believe the answer is:

inches

(Other definitions for inches that I've seen before include "Edges slowly" , "Moves away; units of measurement" , "Scottish islands" , "makes slow progress" , "Twelves of these in a foot" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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