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Weather report? (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thunderclap

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'weather report?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to natural events as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'weather report?' is the wordplay.
'weather' becomes 'thunder' (thunder is a type of weather).
'report?' becomes 'clap' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'thunder'+'clap'='THUNDERCLAP'

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(Other definitions for thunderclap that I've seen before include "Something unexpected and alarming" , "Report of electrical power strike" , "Boom" , "Noise from the sky" , "Sudden loud noise (in a storm)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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