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"Search interrupted by odd bits of rain?" one asks (7)

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I believe the answer is:

querist

'one asks' is the definition.
(archaic term for a questioner)

'search interrupted by odd bits of rain?' is the wordplay.
'search' becomes 'quest' (quest is a kind of search).
'interrupted by' is an insertion indicator.
'odd bits of' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternate letters of 'rain' are 'ri'.
'quest' enclosing 'ri' is 'QUERIST'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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