Cryptic crossword clue
Very beginning of autumn rains and mists 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "mists" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mists = vapours.
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.
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What does VAPOURS mean?

VAPOURS noun
  1. Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
  2. The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
  3. Something insubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.
  4. Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour.
  5. (in the plural) Hypochondria; melancholy; the blues; hysteria, or other nervous disorder.
  6. Wind; flatulence.

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