Rapidly acquire coat for Kate, caught in shower? (4,2)
I believe the answer is:
rake in
'rapidly acquire' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'coat for kate caught in shower?' is the wordplay.
'coat for' means to remove the middle letters (the letters which coat the word).
'caught in' is an insertion indicator.
'shower?' becomes 'rain' (rainfall).
'kate' with its centre removed is 'ke'.
'ke' going within 'rain' is 'RAKE IN'.
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