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Be sultry, awfully like stormy weather? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blustery

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'stormy weather?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'be sultry awfully' is the wordplay.
'awfully' is an anagram indicator.
'be'+'sultry'='besultry'
'besultry' with letters rearranged gives 'BLUSTERY'.

'like' is the link.

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(Other definitions for blustery that I've seen before include "Blowing in fits and starts" , "Blowing strongly but unevenly" , "Rough and windy" , "(Of wind) fiercely beating" , "Swaggering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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