The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TEMPEST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TEMPEST
- Storm created by English politician during trial
- Encountered rising annoyance in storm
- Satisfied with upset, blight or storm
- Violent storm encountered on the way up – bother!
- European politician in examination storm
- 7 Bad weather encountered on way back? A nuisance
- Agency worker set off in violent storm
- European politician cuts tax, creating a storm
- European politician in tax storm
- Upheaval when office worker is in France
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The straight part
We know that "storm" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case storm = tempest.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 TEMPEST mean?
TEMPEST noun- A storm, especially one with severe winds.
- Any violent tumult or commotion.
- A fashionable social gathering; a drum.
- To storm.
- To disturb, as by a tempest.