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The kind of wind that is generally expected (10)

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prevailing

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'the kind of wind' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for prevailing that I've seen before include "Generally accepted" , "victorious" , "ruling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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