Rent row produces storm (7)
I believe the answer is:
tornado
'storm' is the definition.
(I know that tornado is a type of cyclone)
'rent row' is the wordplay.
'rent' becomes 'torn' (synonyms).
'row' becomes 'ado' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'torn'+'ado'='TORNADO'
'produces' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tornado that I've seen before include "Strong wind" , "Whirling storm" , "Rapidly whirling column of air" , "Terrible storm" , "Windy hazard" .)