Cross about article blocking extremely windy entrance (7)

I believe the answer is:

doorway

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'entrance' is the definition.
(doorway is a kind of entrance)

'cross about article blocking extremely windy' is the wordplay.
'cross about' becomes 'door' (a door is a kind of cross. I am not sure about the 'about' bit.**).
'article' becomes 'a' (indefinite article).
'blocking' indicates putting letters inside.
'extremely' suggests removing the centre.
'windy' with its middle taken out is 'wy'.
'a' put into 'wy' is 'way'.
'door'+'way'='DOORWAY'

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(Other definitions for doorway that I've seen before include "Room access, threshold" , "Threshold, portal" , "Entrance to a room" , "Opening" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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