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Trendy to guide to roundabout (8)

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I believe the answer is:

indirect

'roundabout' is the definition.
('indirect' can be similar in meaning to 'roundabout')

'trendy to guide' is the wordplay.
'trendy' becomes 'in'.
'to guide' becomes 'direct' ('direct' can be a synonym of 'guide').
'in'+'direct'='INDIRECT'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for indirect that I've seen before include "Oblique, not straight" , "(Of tax) levied on goods rather than income" , "Neither straight or straightforward" , "In credit, not being straight" , "In credit (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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