Rain cuts out the final moments (8)
I believe the answer is:
curtains
'final moments' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'rain cuts out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'rain'+'cuts'='raincuts'
'raincuts' anagrammed gives 'CURTAINS'.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for curtains that I've seen before include "Window hangings" , "I run cats up the drapes" , "It could be the end" , "Window coverings" , "Hanging drapes" .)