Deviate (5)
'deviate' is the definition.
(straying is a kind of deviating)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for stray that I've seen before include "Waif and - -" , "Deviate" , "Homeless cat" , "digress" , "Drift - isolated" .)
'deviate' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for veer that I've seen before include "Change direction or course, like wind" , "Turn sharply" , "Swerve" , "Suddenly change direction" , "Change direction sharply" .)
'deviate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for swerve that I've seen before include "Sudden deviation from straight course" , "Turn aside from straight course to avoid something (6)" , "Abruptly go off course" , "Abrupt change of course" , "Sharp turn" .)
'deviate' is the definition.
(I know that digress is a more specific form of deviate)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for digress that I've seen before include "Depart from the main subject" , "Ramble" , "Be sidetracked" , "Wander from subject" , "Wander from one's path" .)
'deviate' is the definition.
(I know that deviate can be written as pervert)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pervert that I've seen before include "Debauchee" , "Lead astray - deviant" , "Corrupt" , "Turn from proper course - sometimes of justice" .)