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Expressed great displeasure at what the storm did (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raged

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'expressed great displeasure at' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'the storm did' is the wordplay.
'the storm' becomes 'rage' (I've seen this in another clue).
'did' becomes 'd' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rage'+'d'='RAGED'

'what' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for raged that I've seen before include "Flipped one's lid" , "Spoke violently" , "Fumed" , "expressed vitriol?" , "was having fits" .)

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