Swirling current creating a small whirlpool (4)

I believe the answer is:

eddy

(Other definitions for eddy that I've seen before include "Swirl; Duane -, US guitarist" , "Swirl, whirl" , "She founded Christian Science in 1866, d. 1910" , "Christian Scientist" , "Counter-current" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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