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Rainy season from first of May, happening shortly? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

monsoon

'rainy season' is the definition.
(monsoon is a kind of rainy season)

'first of may happening shortly?' is the wordplay.
'first of' indicates taking the first letters.
'happening' becomes 'on'.
'shortly?' becomes 'soon' ('soon' can be a synonym of 'shortly').
The first letter of 'may' is 'm'.
'm'+'on'+'soon'='MONSOON'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for monsoon that I've seen before include "Rain-bringing wind" , "A lot of rain, perhaps" , "Rainy period" , "Asian wind; rainy season" , "Wild weather" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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