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Vehicle caught in rainstorm from heaven (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nirvana

'heaven' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'vehicle caught in rainstorm' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'vehicle' could be 'van' (van is a kind of vehicle) and 'van' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nirvana that I've seen before include "Buddhist blessed extinction" , "religious ecstasy" , "Ultimate tranquil state" , "State of pure happiness" , "Eastern place of complete bliss" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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