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Was in charge, we hear, so naturally dropped water supply (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rained

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'dropped water supply' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I can't see how one could define the other.

'was in charge we hear so naturally' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for rained that I've seen before include "Poured" , "showered" , "Precipitated moisture from sky" .)

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