Heavy rain shower (8)

I believe the answer is:

downpour

(Other definitions for downpour that I've seen before include "Heavy continuous rainfall" , "Deluge" , "Now proud (anag)" , "Torrent" , "Heavy shower" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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