Astray (6)
I believe the answer is:
adrift
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">astray</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for adrift that I've seen before include "Not anchored, floating freely" , "Floating unattached as at sea" , "without purpose or direction" , "Disoriented" , "Unanchored - lost" .)