What Met man uses elaborately to measure drops in the first instance address depth (9)

Q: What does the cryptic crossword clue "What Met man uses elaborately to measure drops in the first instance address depth (9)" mean?

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Guardian Cryptic #29887 | 11 Across | 2025-12-26

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Anagram of ( elaborately ) [“to measure” minus ( drops ) 1st letter of ( in the first instance ) “ address ” + D(abbrev. for “depth”) ]. Defn: … to measure how much rain:

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