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Road not damaged by storm (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tornado

'storm' is the definition.
(type of weather)

'road not damaged' is the wordplay.
'damaged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'road'+'not'='roadnot'
'roadnot' is an anagram of 'TORNADO'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for tornado that I've seen before include "Violent wind storm" , "Terrible storm" , "It's a big blow" , "Whirling windstorm" , "A violent and destructive whirlwind" .)

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