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People
staying
at
home,
and
stumbling,
hopeful
steps
taken
before
a
fall?
(4,5)
People staying at home, and stumbling, hopeful steps taken before a fall? (4,5)
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How the clue works
The definition is hopeful steps taken before a fall? — a ritual performed in hope of bringing rain (a "fall", you see). For the wordplay, take people (RACE), staying at home (IN), and and, then let stumbling scramble the whole lot of "raceinand" to get your answer.