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Course must be if you steer wrongly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reset

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'course must be if you' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'steer wrongly' is the wordplay.
'wrongly' indicates an anagram.
'steer' with letters rearranged gives 'RESET'.

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(Other definitions for reset that I've seen before include "adjusted" , "Return to original configuration" , "Restore to required state" , "Adjust (eg clock, tuning)" , "Trees (anag)" .)

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