At sea without oars (6)

I believe the answer is:

adrift

(Other definitions for adrift that I've seen before include "getting nowhere?" , "Unanchored - lost" , "Off course" , "cut loose" , "Afloat without control" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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