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Rent row produces storm (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tornado

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'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.

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(Other definitions for tornado that I've seen before include "Strong wind" , "Whirling storm" , "Rapidly whirling column of air" , "Terrible storm" , "Windy hazard" .)

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