Cuts back almost everything getting wind (6)
I believe the answer is:
spiral
'wind' is the definition.
(spiraling is a kind of winding)
'cuts back almost everything' is the wordplay.
'cuts' becomes 'rips' (ripping is a kind of cutting**).
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'everything' becomes 'all' (I've seen this before).
'rips' backwards is 'spir'.
'all' with its last letter removed is 'al'.
'spir'+'al'='SPIRAL'
'getting' is the link.
(Other definitions for spiral that I've seen before include "Whorl" , "Shape of coil or helix" , "Progressive rise of prices and wages" , "Helical curve" , "Shape of a corkscrew or spring" .)