Turbulent wind kills hero Winter Olympian (8,5)

I believe the answer is:

downhill skier

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'winter olympian' is the definition.
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'turbulent wind kills hero' is the wordplay.
'turbulent' indicates anagramming the letters.
'wind'+'kills'+'hero'='windkillshero'
'windkillshero' with letters rearranged gives 'DOWNHILL SKIER'.

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