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Miss aunt making waves (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tsunamis

'waves' is the definition.
(tsunami is a kind of wave)

'miss aunt making' is the wordplay.
'making' is an anagram indicator.
'miss'+'aunt'='missaunt'
'missaunt' with letters rearranged gives 'TSUNAMIS'.

(Other definitions for tsunamis that I've seen before include "Large ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes" , "Violent sea waves" , "Destructive sea waves" , "catastrophes" , "Huge destructive waves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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