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Afraid to refer to the city of Chicago! (5)

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windy

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(Other definitions for windy that I've seen before include "Chicago, the _____ City" , "The sort of weather" , "Gusty" , "Conceited - nervous - registering on the Beaufort scale" , "Timid - tempestuous" .)

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