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Flinch from east wind on run (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recoil

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

'east wind on run' is the wordplay.
'east' becomes 'e' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'wind' becomes 'coil' (coiling is a kind of winding**).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'e'+'coil'='ecoil'
'ecoil' put after 'r' is 'RECOIL'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for recoil that I've seen before include "Spring back suddenly as gun may when fired" , "Cringe" , "Quail is here!" , "Start back like a gun on firing" , "(As a firearm) spring back" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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