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Secured hat, being windy (2,3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

in the bag

'secured' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hat being windy' is the wordplay.
'windy' indicates an anagram (windy suggests disruption).
'hat'+'being'='hatbeing'
'hatbeing' anagrammed gives 'IN THE BAG'.

(Other definitions for in the bag that I've seen before include "As good as done" , "Where you may find tea" , "to be packed, shopping" , "Informally secured as one wished" , "like cat incapable of ratting?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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