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No weather to be out, since there's little sunshine around (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rainy

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'no weather' is the definition.
'rainy' can be an answer for 'weather' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'no' bit.

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(Other definitions for rainy that I've seen before include "Save your money for this damp day" , "(Of weather) wet" , "Drizzly" , "With water falling outside" , "Pluvial" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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