Season for leaf peeping (4)

I believe the answer is:

fall

(Other definitions for fall that I've seen before include "A season in the US" , "rain?" , "Rapid descent" , "Autumn in Vermont?" , "The American autumn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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