It may be red or rising (4)

I believe the answer is:

tide

(Other definitions for tide that I've seen before include "Powerful trend of events" , "Movement of seawater" , "turning point" , "In the main, movement" , "Current, ebb" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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