What some terrible winds did (4)

I believe the answer is:

blew

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'what some terrible winds did' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'some terrible winds did' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'BLEW' can be found hidden inside 'terrible winds did'.

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(Other definitions for blew that I've seen before include "Sounded (a whistle)" , "Sounded (a horn)" , "Gusted" , "Tooted" , "Spent (money) recklessly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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