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Ripped with a lot of fuss in a destructive windstorm (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tornado

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'a destructive windstorm' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ripped with a lot of' is the wordplay.
'ripped' becomes 'torn' (synonyms).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'lot' becomes 'd'.
'of' becomes 'o''.
'torn'+'a'+'d'+'o'='TORNADO'

'fuss in' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for tornado that I've seen before include "great deal of wind" , "A violent and destructive whirlwind" , "RAF fighter; whirlwind" , "Road not turned in the windstorm" , "Destructive windstorm" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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