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Novice has shower in shirt (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trainee

'novice' is the definition.
(I know that trainee is a type of novice)

'shower in shirt' is the wordplay.
'shower' becomes 'rain' (synonyms).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'shirt' becomes 'tee shirt' (tee shirt is a kind of shirt).
'rain' placed into 'tee' is 'TRAINEE'.

'has' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for trainee that I've seen before include "Apprentice" , "21 [TYRO]" , "Person being taught" , "one needs to practice" , "encountered bad weather in driving area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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