Facing the other way and going off (7)
I believe the answer is:
turning
'going off' is the definition.
(eg rotting food turns or goes off)
'facing the other way and' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
'way' could be 'r' (abbreviation for right) and 'r' is located in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for turning that I've seen before include "Changing allegiance" , "Deviation" , "Side-road; (leaves) changing colour" , "Rotating; road off another" , "different road" .)