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Month of gold rush (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

august

'month' is the definition.
(August is an example)

'gold rush' is the wordplay.
'gold' becomes 'au' ('Au' can be a synonym of 'gold').
'rush' becomes 'gust' (I have seen 'Rush of wind ' mean 'gust' so perhaps 'rush' could also mean 'gust').
'au'+'gust'='AUGUST'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for august that I've seen before include "could get sunburned this time of year!" , "Month named after a Roman emperor" , "Inspiring respect; month" , "part of the summer" , "Inspiring respect and admiration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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