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Ignore wind at centre of storm catching an awning (4,1,5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

turn a blind eye

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'ignore' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wind at centre of storm catching an awning' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'wind' could be 'turn' and 'turn' is found in the answer.
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is found in the answer.
'centre' could be 'eye' (synonyms) and 'eye' is located in the answer.
'an' could be 'a' and 'a' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for turn a blind eye that I've seen before include "Pretend not to have seen" , "Ignore -- brush aside" , "Affect not to see" , "Pretend not to notice" , "Follow Nelson's example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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