Sea's regular movement (4)

I believe the answer is:

tide

(Other definitions for tide that I've seen before include "Ocean phase" , "Ebber and flower?" , "In the main, movement" , "''There is a ... in the affairs of men'' (Julius Caesar)" , "Periodic rise and fall of the sea" .)

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

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