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Rush of air from wide behind (4)

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I believe the answer is:

waft

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'rush of air' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'wide behind' is the wordplay.
'wide' becomes 'w' (abbreviation e.g. in cricket).
'behind' becomes 'aft' (aft means towards or at the end of a ship).
'w'+'aft'='WAFT'

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for waft that I've seen before include "Be carried on the breeze" , "flag" , "Drift (like a faint smell)" , "scent" , "Gently move" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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