### Clue: Made merry, when Eddy's almost taken in by rogue (8)
### Answer: CAVORTED 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Made merry
 "vortex"(an eddy/a whirling mass of gas or liquid) **minus ****its last letter**(…'s almost) **contained in**(taken in by) CAD(a rogue/a rascal).