The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WANDER
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More clues leading to the result WANDER
- Stork, say, crossing north, to go astray
- Go astray, as one type of bird around November
- Digress in law and err
- Stray rook follows opposite directions
- Make Andrew go astray
- Queen with staff on cruise
- Drift net initially chokes shore bird
- Give in quietly, leaving women to rave
- Andrew to go astray
- Pale Bolshevik is riding up-range
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The straight part
We know that "to go astray" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to go astray = wander.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 WANDER mean?
WANDER noun- The act or instance of wandering.
- The situation where a value or signal etc. deviates from the correct or normal value.
- To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
- To stray; stray from one's course; err.
- To commit adultery.
- To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
- Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.