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Create storm to find necessary cash (5,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raise the wind

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'find necessary cash' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'create storm' is the wordplay.
'create' becomes 'raise' (raising is a kind of creating).
'storm' becomes 'thewind' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'raise'+'thewind'='RAISE THE WIND'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for raise the wind that I've seen before include "Collect the funds one needs" , "Get the necessary" , "Somehow get the soap" .)

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