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Storms as leg gets broken (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gales

'storms' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'as leg gets broken' is the wordplay.
'gets broken' is an anagram indicator.
'as'+'leg'='asleg'
'asleg' is an anagram of 'GALES'.

(Other definitions for gales that I've seen before include "Strong winds" , "Force 7 to 10 winds" , "They're force 7 to 10 on the Beaufort scale" , "High winds" , "Tempests and squalls" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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