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Scale for winds out in the open (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alfresco

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'in the open' is the definition.
(as in alfresco dining)

'scale for winds' is the wordplay.
'winds' is an anagram indicator (the letters wind around).
'scale'+'for'='scalefor'
'scalefor' is an anagram of 'ALFRESCO'.

'out' is the link.
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(Other definitions for alfresco that I've seen before include "Outdoors, meal perhaps" , "out of the house" , "Open-air" , "In the open air" , "where it's cool" .)

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