Feminine, quiet, gliding movement (4)

I believe the answer is:

flow

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This might be a double definition.

'feminine quiet gliding' is the first definition.
'flow' can be an answer for 'gliding' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'feminine quiet' bit.

'movement' is the second definition.
(flow is a kind of movement)

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(Other definitions for flow that I've seen before include "Fluid motion" , "Well forth" , "Move along as a stream" , "Scapa - , Orkney anchorage" , "(Forward) movement of liquid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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