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Miserable sounding, what the wind did (4)

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I believe the answer is:

blew

'what the wind did' is the definition.
(the wind blows)

'miserable sounding' is the wordplay.
'miserable' becomes 'blue'.
'sounding' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'blue' is a homophone of 'BLEW'.

(Other definitions for blew that I've seen before include "spent freely" , "Sounded (a horn)" , "Squander in the past" , "Bungled (an opportunity)" , "Spent recklessly; exploded suddenly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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