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When the water moving ain't deep (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

neap tide

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'when the water' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'moving ain't deep' is the wordplay.
'moving' is an anagram indicator.
'aint'+'deep'='aintdeep'
'aintdeep' with letters rearranged gives 'NEAP TIDE'.

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(Other definitions for neap tide that I've seen before include "Deep drop" , "I tape end (anag.)" , "It follows the first or third quarters of the moon" , "Less than average rise and fall of the sea level" , "Smallest range in movement of sea" .)

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