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Exhausted, having ridden a storm (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drained

'exhausted' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'ridden a storm' is the wordplay.
'storm' indicates an anagram.
'ridden'+'a'='riddena'
'riddena' anagrammed gives 'DRAINED'.

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for drained that I've seen before include "empty" , "Emptied of liquid" , "Exhausted" , "Tired" , "spent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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