The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NIMBI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NIMBI
- Instances of light above the blessed clouds!
- They may surround the head doctor introduced to new team
- IT company starting to invent new revolutionary clouds
- They might have rain in north — declaration after batting for both sides
- Clouds of gas? Setter’s big end’s gone
- Review of global IT firm in Sky features
- Sign of bad weather anything but locally in report?
- Clouds rising from Maghrib mines
- Clouds naturally impair most bright images at first
- Sources of water selfish protester cut before one
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The straight part
We know that "Clouds" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case clouds = nimbi.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does NIMBI mean?
NIMBI noun- A circle of light; a halo.
- A gray rain cloud.