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Standard directions given with clue (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ensign

'standard' is the definition.
(both can mean a flag)

'directions given with clue' is the wordplay.
'directions' becomes 'en' (east and north).
'given with' says to put letters next to each other.
'clue' becomes 'sign' (sign is a kind of clue).
'en'+'sign'='ENSIGN'

(Other definitions for ensign that I've seen before include "Lowly ranked officer" , "Flag indicating allegiance" , "Flags flown by a ship to show its nationality" , "Flag - junior American naval officer" , "officer in the US navy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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