Swirling steam is a hazard to ships' navigators (3,4)
I believe the answer is:
sea mist
'a hazard to ships' navigators' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'swirling steam is' is the wordplay.
'swirling' is an anagram indicator.
'steam'+'is'='steamis'
'steamis' with letters rearranged gives 'SEA MIST'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for sea mist that I've seen is " The 'haar' of eastern England and Scotland coasts, for example".)
I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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