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Put out in West winds (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twines

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'winds' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'put out in west' is the wordplay.
'put out' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'west'='inwest'
'inwest' is an anagram of 'TWINES'.

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(Another definition for twines that I've seen is " Wraps or coils around".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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