The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REFOCUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result REFOCUS
- Official place left out? Concentrate again
- Get back on track in France, impressed by meandering course
- Newly target officials restricting old copper
- Union official’s split about American aim again
- US force arranged to concentrate on something different
- Concentrate again and correct course, admitting a little failure
- Uniform adopted by active forces to divert one's attention
- Concentrate again, female in course resolved
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The straight part
We know that "divert one's attention" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case divert one's attention = refocus.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REFOCUS mean?
REFOCUS verb- To focus on something else
- To change the focus of
- To change one's priorities
- To come back into focus