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Care in taking shifty action out of turn (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caution

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'care in' is the definition.
'caution' can be an answer for 'care' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'in' bit.

'shifty action out of turn' is the wordplay.
'shifty' indicates an anagram.
'out of' is an insertion indicator.
'turn' becomes 'u' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn**).
'action' anagrammed gives 'cation'.
'cation' placed around 'u' is 'CAUTION'.

'taking' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for caution that I've seen before include "Prudent wariness" , "Vigilance" , "Care, prudence" , "Give a warning to" , "Care; police warning" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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