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Atmospheric flow pattern, neatly conic in circulation (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anticyclone

'atmospheric flow pattern' is the definition.
(weather system)

'neatly conic in circulation' is the wordplay.
'in circulation' indicates anagramming the letters.
'neatly'+'conic'='neatlyconic'
'neatlyconic' anagrammed gives 'ANTICYCLONE'.

(Other definitions for anticyclone that I've seen before include "Circulating weather system" , "High-pressure weather system" , "Swirl in the atmosphere" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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