Help with crossworld clue

Like months inconducive to oyster-eating (5)

RLESS

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The โ€˜rule of thumbโ€™ is that you should only eat oysters in months containing the letter โ€˜rโ€™; that is, donโ€™t eat oysters in the summer months (May through August). So months inconducive to oyster eating would be โ€œโ€˜rโ€™-less.โ€

Hm. I must have been sleeping during the meeting when they announced that.