C P , author of the novels Homecomings and Time of Hope (4)

I believe the answer is:

snow

(Other definitions for snow that I've seen before include "Wintry stuff" , "Frozen precipitation" , "Winter flakes" , "author" , "TV newsman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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