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Turning aside for bandage about one to midnight (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

digressing

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'turning aside' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with motion as well as being present participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'bandage about one to midnight' is the wordplay.
'bandage' becomes 'dressing' (I've seen this before).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'to midnight' becomes 'g' (the middle letter in 'night').
'i'+'g'='ig'
'dressing' enclosing 'ig' is 'DIGRESSING'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for digressing that I've seen is " Going off course".)

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