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Bum steer to statement's conclusion, in a way (6)

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I believe the answer is:

street

'a way' is the definition.
(street is a kind of way)

'bum steer to statement's conclusion' is the wordplay.
'bum' is an anagram indicator (bum can mean faulty or wrong).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'conclusion' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'statement' is 't'.
'steer' is an anagram of 'stree'.
'stree'+'t'='STREET'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for street that I've seen before include "Paved road" , "Thoroughfare lined with buildings" , "Built-up road" , "Tester (anag.)" , "See 14" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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