Due to such steering, I crashed into a crater! (7)

I believe the answer is:

erratic

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'due' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for erratic that I've seen before include "Not even" , "hit-and-miss" , "Wayward" , "Variable" , "Unstable" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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