Toward the rising sun (4)

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east

'toward the rising sun' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for east that I've seen before include "bridge-player" , "Sunrise direction" , "Opposite of west" , "Compass direction" , "One of four at table" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, the Canadiana and the New York Times.

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