The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STEER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result STEER
- Usher is quiet and always under contract
- Guide soothsayer round Petra’s centre
- Cox maybe in vessel that's lost in the morning
- Poet's always following street guide
- Shepherd's farm animal
- Pilot is stumped continually being contracted
- Control male ox
- A Hereford pilot?
- Cattle drive
- One driven off to break senior pilot
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The straight part
We know that "Neat/guide" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case neat/guide = steer.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does STEER mean?
STEER noun- A suggestion about a course of action.
- A helmsman; a pilot.
- To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
- To direct a group of animals.
- To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
- To direct a conversation.
- To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
- The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
- To castrate (a male calf).