Moslem art fresh water swirled around (9)

I believe the answer is:

maelstrom

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'water swirled around' is the definition.
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'moslem art fresh' is the wordplay.
'fresh' indicates anagramming the letters (a fresh re-ordering of the letters).
'moslem'+'art'='moslemart'
'moslemart' is an anagram of 'MAELSTROM'.

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(Other definitions for maelstrom that I've seen before include "confused state of affairs" , "Eddy" , "fearsome current" , "Powerful whirlpool" , "danger to shipping" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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