Aquatic force (4)

I believe the answer is:

tide

(Other definitions for tide that I've seen before include "turning point" , "''There is a ... in the affairs of men'' (Julius Caesar)" , "Rising and falling of the sea" , "Powerful surge" , "Season; current" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and the Newsday.

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