Having gone astray, seek directions (5)

I believe the answer is:

askew

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'having gone astray' is the definition.
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'seek directions' is the wordplay.
'seek' becomes 'ask' (I've seen this before).
'directions' becomes 'ew' (abbreviations for east and west).
'ask'+'ew'='ASKEW'

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(Other definitions for askew that I've seen before include "Wonky" , "Out of line" , "Oblique" , "Twisted" , "irregular" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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