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Twister in a party comes after dithering (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tornado

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'twister' is the definition.
(term for a tornado)

'a party comes after dithering' is the wordplay.
'party' becomes 'do' (do can informally mean a party).
'comes after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'dithering' becomes 'torn' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'do'='ado'
'ado' after 'torn' is 'TORNADO'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tornado that I've seen before include "Donator of fierce wind" , "Typhoon" , "Tempest'" , "RAF fighter; whirlwind" , "Severe wind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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