Rip tide (12)

I believe the answer is:

undercurrent

(Other definitions for undercurrent that I've seen before include "Hidden emotional feeling" , "Suppressed feeling" , "whiff" , "Dangerous flow beneath sea surface" , "Riptide" .)

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

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