Dangerous kind of current (3)

I believe the answer is:

rip

(Other definitions for rip that I've seen before include "Parting words" , "death wish" , "inscription on tomb" , "Rest in peace" , "Tear roughly; turbulent water" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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