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Teacher loves drinking a tiny amount, producing wind (7)

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I believe the answer is:

sirocco

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

'teacher loves drinking a tiny amount' is the wordplay.
'teacher' becomes 'sir' (way of addressing a male teacher).
'loves' becomes 'oo'.
'drinking' indicates putting letters inside.
'a tiny amount' becomes 'cc' (abbreviation for cubic centimetre, unit of volume).
'oo' going around 'cc' is 'occo'.
'sir'+'occo'='SIROCCO'

'producing' is the link.

(Other definitions for sirocco that I've seen before include "Hot wind reaching Italy from Africa" , "Hot Saharan wind blowing into the Mediterranean" , "a blow to Italy?" , "Hot south wind from North Africa" , "Hot wind that blows across the Mediterranean" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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