Stare right; becomes more direct (10)

I believe the answer is:

straighter

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'more direct' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are comparative adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'stare right becomes' is the wordplay.
'becomes' indicates anagramming the letters.
'stare'+'right'='stareright'
'stareright' with letters rearranged gives 'STRAIGHTER'.

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(Other definitions for straighter that I've seen before include "Better aligned" , "more in order" .)

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

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