The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RAINFALL
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More clues leading to the result RAINFALL
- Drops out of academy during a New York October?
- Artist in decline — could depression cause this?
- Number of cats and dogs?
- Drops artist during US season
- Water dropping in river with own Scottish season
- Drops not out, with Nadal covering lines
- At home, slip by artist in shower
- Feature of climate has artist getting home before autumn
- Precipitation‘s unendingly cold during autumn
- Weather that sees artist in decline
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The straight part
We know that "Drops" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drops = rainfall.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RAINFALL mean?
RAINFALL noun- The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
- The occurrence of liquid precipitation, the fall of rain.