The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BEELINE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BEELINE
- Quickest way to drop priest into Roman well
- Direct route not the original policy, we hear
- Quickest route to get worker in front of queue
- Worker to queue on the most direct route
- Quickest way home for some workers
- Direct route taken by a flier?
- … what followed Dior’s famous style, they say — most direct approach
- Gathering family to find direct route
- Organised activity collecting flower returning in direct route
- Endless drink holds African runner back from going straight
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The straight part
We know that "direct route" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case direct route = beeline.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.
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What does BEELINE mean?
BEELINE noun- A very direct or quick path or trip.
- A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.
- To travel in a straight course, ignoring established paths of travel.