Straws in the wind (5)
I believe the answer is:
omens
'straws in the wind' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for omens that I've seen before include "Auguries" , "Signs or warnings for the future" , "Signs of things to come" , "Augurs" , "Harbingers, portents" .)