The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TORNADO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TORNADO
- High wind that’s to sailors trouble
- Rent difficulty creating a storm
- In two minds over a party storm
- Devastating thing having ruined a trick
- Strong wind ripped a door’s top half
- Rent delay leads to a huge storm
- Strong wind ripped advert off, initially
- This whips up rent trouble
- A big blow to our sailors over a party
- Undecided over hiding publicity howler
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The straight part
We know that "High wind" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case high wind = tornado.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 TORNADO mean?
TORNADO noun- A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.