Some bleaker aspects of seasons (4)
I believe the answer is:
eras
'seasons' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to time as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'some bleaker aspects of' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some parts of the word are used).
'ERAS' is hidden within 'bleaker aspects of'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eras that I've seen before include "Long and distinct periods of history" , "typeface" , "Periods of time" , "At least two times" , "Epochs" .)