High riser, at times (4)

I believe the answer is:

tide

(Other definitions for tide that I've seen before include "Movement of seawater" , "In the main, movement" , "What might carry" , "(With time) it waits for no man" , "Ebb and flow of water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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