Manoeuvre to draw us away from the centre (8)
I believe the answer is:
outwards
'away from the centre' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'manoeuvre to draw us' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvre' is an anagram indicator.
'to'+'draw'+'us'='todrawus'
'todrawus' with letters rearranged gives 'OUTWARDS'.
(Other definitions for outwards that I've seen before include "In an external direction" , "Away from the centre" .)