One of two circling the earth (6)

I believe the answer is:

tropic

(Other definitions for tropic that I've seen before include "Latitude associated with Capricorn or Cancer" , "Line of latitude determined by the solstice" , "Duck" , "Limiting line of torrid zone" , "Capricorn, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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