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Winter weather in south at present (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snow

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

'south at present' is the wordplay.
'south' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'at present' becomes 'now' (synonyms).
's'+'now'='SNOW'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for snow that I've seen before include "It falls in flakes" , "Ice crystal precipitation" , "Slangy cocaine or other white stuff" , "Downfall of white" , "Wintery precipitation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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