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Vessels which, coming back, may be waiting for the wind (6)

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I believe the answer is:

sloops

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'vessels' is the definition.
(sloop is a kind of vessel)

'coming back may be waiting for the wind' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'wind' could be 'loop' (looping is a kind of winding) and 'loop' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'which' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sloops that I've seen before include "ships" , "Sailing vessels rigged fore and aft" , "sailing vessels follow" , "Boats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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