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Storm over old man is local nonsense (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tornado

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

'over old man is local nonsense' is the wordplay.
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'man' becomes 'dan'.
'is local nonsense' becomes 'rot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'o'+'dan'+'rot'='odanrot'
'odanrot' back-to-front is 'TORNADO'.

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(Other definitions for tornado that I've seen before include "Tempest'" , "Funnel-shaped windstorm" , "Destructive windstorm" , "lot of wind" , "RAF fighter; whirlwind" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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