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Fan wobbled badly in alternating motion (3,3,4)

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ebb and flow

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'alternating motion' is the definition.
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'fan wobbled badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator (letters in the wrong order).
'fan'+'wobbled'='fanwobbled'
'fanwobbled' with letters rearranged gives 'EBB AND FLOW'.

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