Cold Mediterranean wind and haze disoriented sailor regularly (7)

I believe the answer is:

mistral

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'cold mediterranean wind' is the definition.
'mistral' can be an answer for 'wind' (mistral is a kind of wind). I also know that 'mediterranean' relates to this answer.

'haze disoriented sailor regularly' is the wordplay.
'haze' becomes 'mist' (I've seen this in another clue).
'disoriented' indicates anagramming the letters.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
The alternate letters of 'sailor' are 'alr'.
'alr' is an anagram of 'ral'.
'mist'+'ral'='MISTRAL'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mistral that I've seen before include "That's a blow" , "Famous wind in the Rhone Valley blowing towards the Med" , "Nice chiller" , "Violent northeast wind of southern France" , "Strong cold dry wind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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