Lacking direction (6)
'lacking direction' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for adrift that I've seen before include "Unsettled or unanchored" , "Not anchored, floating freely" , "(Of boat) moving out of control" , "not settled" , "Disoriented" .)
'lacking direction' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for aimless that I've seen before include "Lacking purpose" , "Lacking a goal" , "Without purpose or direction" , "Haphazard" , "Without purpose or target" .)
(Other definitions for lost that I've seen before include "See 8" , "TV show" , "Mislaid or was defeated" , "Mislaid or irretrievable" , "Baffled" .)