Ocean winds of a sort Arctic explorers have to face (3,3,4)

I believe the answer is:

ice and snow

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'a sort arctic explorers have to face' is the definition.
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'ocean winds' is the wordplay.
'ocean winds' can be anagrammed to 'ICE AND SNOW'.
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