Swerves en route (4)

I believe the answer is:

yaws

(Other definitions for yaws that I've seen before include "Goes off course (ship); tropical disease" , "Moves unsteadily" , "course changes" , "Deviates" , "Doesnt go straight; tropical disease" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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