Nautical direction (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">nautical direction</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for alee that I've seen before include "On ship's sheltered side" , "Nautical term" , "On the sheltered side (of a ship)" .)
(Other definitions for avast that I've seen before include ""stop" signal" , "eleven [CEASE] at sea" , "Stop at sea" , "Stop! (naut.)" , "Hold fast! (naut.)" .)