Attractive gesture current in the North (4)

I believe the answer is:

beck

I believe this is a double definition.

'attractive gesture' is the first definition.
(gesture to summon or attract someone)

'current in the north' is the second definition.
(Northern English term for a stream)

(Other definitions for beck that I've seen before include "Stream (N. England)" , "Poetic gesture" , "Call for attention" , "burn" , "Northern stream" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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