Ran out as it turned into a total soaking (10)

I believe the answer is:

saturation

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'a total soaking' is the definition.
'saturation' can be an answer for 'soaking' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'a total' bit.

'ran out as it turned' is the wordplay.
'turned' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ran'+'out'+'as'+'it'='ranoutasit'
'ranoutasit' with letters rearranged gives 'SATURATION'.

'into' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for saturation that I've seen is " State of total dampness".)

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

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