Circuitous (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">circuitous</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for roundabout that I've seen before include "It's not exactly" , "devious" , "usually circulatory" , "playground attraction" , "fun for children" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">circuitous</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for indirect that I've seen before include "Circumlocutory" , "Not going straight to the point" , "Roundabout (route)" , "Circuitous, oblique" , "sort of speech" .)