Minor star playing in very poor conditions (9)

I believe the answer is:

rainstorm

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'poor conditions' is the definition.
(bad weather)

'minor star playing' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'minor'+'star'='minorstar'
'minorstar' is an anagram of 'RAINSTORM'.

'in very' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for rainstorm that I've seen before include "ferocious weather" , "Meteorological phenomenon" , "Wild weather" , "In bad fall" , "squall" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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