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A tumble during a sea voyage (1,4)

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I believe the answer is:

a trip

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'a tumble during a sea voyage' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'a tumble during a sea voyage' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'voyage' could be 'trip' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'trip' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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