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Relay set off in wind (8)

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I believe the answer is:

easterly

'wind' is the definition.
(easterly is a kind of wind)

'relay set off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'relay'+'set'='relayset'
'relayset' with letters rearranged gives 'EASTERLY'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for easterly that I've seen before include "Wind to westward" , "large blow" , "bitter blow for the UK" , "Invariably cold wind" , "The sort of wind that brings cold air to this country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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