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A retired Eton criminal set out in a new direction (12)

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I believe the answer is:

reorientated

'set out in a new direction' is the definition.
(to reorientate oneself is to change direction)

'a retired eton criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'retired'+'eton'='aretiredeton'
'aretiredeton' with letters rearranged gives 'REORIENTATED'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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