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Storm, it seems, oddly removed problem (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tempest

'storm' is the definition.
(I know that tempest is a type of windstorm)

'it seems oddly removed problem' is the wordplay.
'oddly removed' means one should take alternating letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
'problem' becomes 'pest' (both can mean an annoyance).
'it'+'seems'='itseems'
The alternate letters of 'itseems' are 'tem'.
'tem'+'pest'='TEMPEST'

(Other definitions for tempest that I've seen before include "Met pets in fierce storm" , "Wild storm" , "A great storm of wind and rain" , "Test MEP (anag.)" , "Bad weather" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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