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Rush, record-breaking British goalscorer, picked up in storm (9)

Ross

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hurricane

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'storm' is the definition.
(hurricane is a kind of storm)

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(Other definitions for hurricane that I've seen before include "Plane once" , "Caribbean cyclone" , "Storm with violent wind, common in Florida" , "Wind force 12 or over on Beaufort scale" , "Big blow?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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