Against a creek's current (8)

I believe the answer is:

upstream

(Other definitions for upstream that I've seen before include "opposing current tendencies" , "Current trend is not" , "Going back to the source" , "Against a river's natural flow" , "Away from the sea" .)

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

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