Deviates (6)
I believe the answer is:
strays
'deviates' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for strays that I've seen before include "Homeless people's" , "Wanders off with satyrs" , "Gets lost, wanders away from the track" , "Goes off course" , "Runaways" .)