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Head missing from toy that's stuffed in Whirlpool (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eddy

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'whirlpool' is the definition.
(an eddy is a small whirlpool)

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(Other definitions for eddy that I've seen before include "Whirl (in fluid)" , "Little whirlpool" , "Ripple" , "Turner at sea" , "Founder of Christian Science, d. 1910" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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