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Typical hail storm (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

average

'typical' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hail storm' is the wordplay.
'hail' becomes 'ave' (greeting in Latin).
'storm' becomes 'rage' (synonyms).
'ave'+'rage'='AVERAGE'

(Other definitions for average that I've seen before include "par" , "Middle value, the norm" , "Mean - ordinary" , "Usual - mediocre - mean" , "nothing special" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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