Diverged (8)
I believe the answer is:
deviated
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">diverged</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('deviate' can be a synonym of 'diverge')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deviated that I've seen before include "Turned aside" , "Diverged from expected course" , "Turned away from an expected course" .)