Circle, forward and backward? (9)

I believe the answer is:

whirlpool

(Other definitions for whirlpool that I've seen before include "Powerful circular current of water" , "Strong circular current" , "Violent circular eddy of water" , "Quickly rotating mass of water" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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