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Engine doesn't start in wet weather (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rain

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'wet weather' is the definition.
(rain is wet weather)

'engine doesn't start in' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ra' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for rain that I've seen before include "See 12" , "Falling moisture" , "downfall?" , "Fall wetly" , "Precipitation" .)

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