Cryptic crossword clue
Diving from rock around — almost over — pool 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SWOOPING

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What does SWOOPING mean?

SWOOPING verb
  1. To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
  2. To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
  3. To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
  4. To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
  5. To pass with pomp; to sweep.
SWOOPING noun
  1. The motion of something that swoops.
SWOOPING adjective
  1. That swoops or swoop.

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