The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word RAIN DANCE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result RAIN DANCE
- Possible cause of a fall in canned air being manufactured
- Movement before a fall?
- Steps taken to bring about downfall?
- Precipitative movement?
- Ritual Native American people displayed outside, wanting a bit of irrigation
- Movement to attract cats and dogs?
- Steps to effect climate change for the better?
- What might excite 9 — a nice one being executed?
- Steps taken to attract cats and dogs?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Possible cause of a fall" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case possible cause of a fall = rain dance.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.