Rushes back across north shore (6)

I believe the answer is:

strand

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'shore' is the definition.
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I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for strand that I've seen before include "Leave aground on shore" , "Bit of wire, say" , "Thread; leave in lurch" , "Scottish gutter" , "A thread or a sea shore" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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