Crossword Genius

Twists on course one’s following force us the wrong way (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fusilli

'twists on course' is the definition.

'one's following force us the wrong way' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'force' becomes 'f' (symbol used in Physics e.g. f=ma**).
'the wrong way' becomes 'ill' (as in eg 'ill-gotten gains').
'f'+'us'+'ill'='fusill'
'i' after 'fusill' is 'FUSILLI'.

(Other definitions for fusilli that I've seen before include "Spiral pieces of pasta" , "2 [PASTA]" , "Spiral pasta shape" , "Type of pasta" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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