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Cockney's intoxicating, in a whirl (4)

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eddy

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'a whirl' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for eddy that I've seen before include "Rapid circular current" , "Spin" , "Miniature whirlpool" , "move in circles" , "Counter-current" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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