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Go astray out of sheer terror (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

err

'go astray' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'out of sheer terror' is the wordplay.
'out of' indicates a hidden word.
'ERR' is hidden in the letters of 'sheer terror'.

(Other definitions for err that I've seen before include "Leave the straight and narrow" , "Be mistaken" , "Be incorrect" , "do something you shouldn't" , "Be inaccurate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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