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Twisted, breezy wife supplants one (4)

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awry

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(Other definitions for awry that I've seen before include "Crooked, askew" , "Amiss - distorted" , "out of uniform?" , "Not functioning properly" , "Wonky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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