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Wind battering ten rowers (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

norwester

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

'battering ten rowers' is the wordplay.
'battering' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ten'+'rowers'='tenrowers'
'tenrowers' with letters rearranged gives 'NORWESTER'.

(Other definitions for norwester that I've seen before include "Liquor" , "Wind" , "Oilskin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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