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Sound that's not meandering, say (6)

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strait

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'sound' is the definition.
(I know that sound can be written as strait)

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(Other definitions for strait that I've seen before include "Narrow stretch of water for artist" , "Narrow - artist (anag)" , "Narrow or difficult" , "Difficulty - strict" , "Narrow passage joining two large areas of water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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