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Direction that’s easy to follow (15)

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I believe the answer is:

straightforward

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'direction that's easy to follow' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'direction that's easy to' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'direction' could be 'w' (W is an example) and 'w' is found in the answer.
'to' could be 'for' and 'for' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for straightforward that I've seen before include "Easy to understand" , "Honest, open" , "Plain sailing" , "Elementary" , "Uncomplicated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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