A direct route provided immediately (11)

I believe the answer is:

straightway

'immediately' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a direct route' is the wordplay.
'a direct' becomes 'straight' (I've seen this before).
'route' becomes 'way' (way is a kind of route).
'straight'+'way'='STRAIGHTWAY'

'provided' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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