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I creep off to get directions (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recipe

'directions' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'i creep off to get' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'to get' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'creep' with letters rearranged gives 'recpe'.
'i' put within 'recpe' is 'RECIPE'.

(Other definitions for recipe that I've seen before include "Directions for making something" , "Directions for cooking the turkey e.g." , "This will explain how to cook" , "Directions for preparing food, etc" , "Directions for making a dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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