Cryptic crossword clue
Poor weather troubled idler 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DRIZZLE

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The straight part
We know that "Poor weather/Poor weather" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case poor weather/poor weather = drizzle.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DRIZZLE mean?

DRIZZLE noun
  1. Light rain.
  2. Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.
  3. Water.
  4. A cake onto which icing, honey or syrup has been drizzled in an artistic manner.
DRIZZLE verb
  1. To rain lightly.
  2. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
  3. To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.
  4. To cover by pouring in this manner.
  5. To urinate.
  6. To carry out parfilage, the process of unravelling.

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