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Goes by bike, holding on in strong winds (8)

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I believe the answer is:

cyclones

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'strong winds' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both types of natural phenomena as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'goes by bike holding on' is the wordplay.
'goes by bike' becomes 'cycles' (I've seen this in another clue).
'holding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'cycles' placed around 'on' is 'CYCLONES'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cyclones that I've seen before include "Destructive winds whirling around calm centres" , "Violent rotating windstorms" , "Violent whirling windstorms" , "Spiralling storms" .)

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