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Violent storm in progress splitting bike (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cyclone

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'violent storm' is the definition.
(cyclone is a kind of violent storm)

'progress splitting bike' is the wordplay.
'progress' becomes 'on' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'splitting' is an insertion indicator (some letters split a word into two).
'bike' becomes 'cycle' (synonyms).
'on' going into 'cycle' is 'CYCLONE'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cyclone that I've seen before include "Spiralling wind" , "Typhoon" , "Whirlwind or twister" , "kind of weather?" , "Depression - tropical storm" .)

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