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Clans hid as winds swirled in Hawaii once (8,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sandwich islands

'hawaii once' is the definition.
(former name of the Hawaiian Islands)

'clans hid as winds swirled' is the wordplay.
'swirled' is an anagram indicator.
'clans'+'hid'+'as'+'winds'='clanshidaswinds'
'clanshidaswinds' is an anagram of 'SANDWICH ISLANDS'.

'in' is the link.

(Another definition for sandwich islands that I've seen is " Hawaii a while back".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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