Strong winds from the east accepted by young ladies (5)
I believe the answer is:
gales
'strong winds' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'east accepted by young ladies' is the wordplay.
'east' becomes 'E' (synonyms).
'accepted by' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are accepted).
'young ladies' becomes 'gals' ('gal' can be a synonym of 'young lady').
'e' inserted into 'gals' is 'GALES'.
'from the' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for gales that I've seen before include "Tempests and squalls" , "Force 7 to 10 winds" , "Weather conditions" , "Strong winds" , "They're force 7 to 10 on the Beaufort scale" .)