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Needing to go at once, way to get out direct (6,5)

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6,5
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'direct' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives sometimes define each other.

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(Other definitions for caught that I've seen before include "Ensnared" , "Seized" , "Came upon" , "Stopped and held a moving object" , "Trapped or arrested" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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