Eddies (6)

I believe the answer is:

swirls

'eddies' is the definition.
('swirl' can be a synonym of 'eddy')

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for swirls that I've seen is " Of water or liquid, moves in circles, eddies".)

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

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