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What to do when in power shower we hear? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reign

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'what to do when in power' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'shower we hear?' is the wordplay.
'shower' becomes 'rain' (rainfall).
'we hear?' shows a homophone (sound like).
'rain' sounds like 'REIGN'.

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(Other definitions for reign that I've seen before include "Monarch's rule" , "Rule - dominate" , "Time on throne" , "Prevail" , "Monarch's time in the job" .)

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