Cryptic crossword clue
Veered sideways and slightly backwards 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word YAWED

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What does YAWED mean?

YAWED verb
  1. To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.
  2. To swerve off course to port or starboard.
  3. To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course.
  4. To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

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