Shows preference for piano pieces (6)
I believe the answer is:
plumps
'shows' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to natural events as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'preference for piano pieces' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'piano' could be 'p' (musical abbreviation) and 'p' is found in the answer.
'pieces' could be 'lumps' (lump is a kind of piece) and 'lumps' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for plumps that I've seen before include "Makes a choice or drops abruptly" , "Drops or chooses abruptly" , "Gives support to or drops abruptly" .)