Squint; suddenly change direction (4)

I believe the answer is:

skew

(Other definitions for skew that I've seen before include "Slant, bias" , "Suddenly change direction or position" , "Place obliquely" , "Turn aslant" , "Make biased or distorted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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