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Change direction in a different way (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yaw

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'change direction' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to natural events as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'different way' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates an anagram (letters placed in a different order).
'way' anagrammed gives 'YAW'.

'in a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for yaw that I've seen before include "Deviate off course" , "Twisting motion (of ship)" , "Ship's deviation" , "(Of ship) twist sideways" , "Deviation (of e.g. ship)" .)

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