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Right bearing? Half guests don't follow suit! (7)

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I believe the answer is:

renegue

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'don't follow suit' is the definition.
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'right bearing? half guests' is the wordplay.
'right bearing?' becomes 'rene' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'half' suggests halving the letters.
'guests' cut in half is 'gue'.
'rene'+'gue'='RENEGUE'

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(Other definitions for renegue that I've seen before include "Rue gene (anag.)" , "Fail to fulfil an obligation" , "Break one's word" , "Welsh" , "Go back on one's word" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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