Cinéaste describes this direction (4)

I believe the answer is:

east

'this direction' is the definition.
(compass direction)

'cineaste describes' is the wordplay.
'describes' says the answer is hidden in the clue (describe can mean to go around).
'EAST' can be found hidden inside 'cineaste'.

(Other definitions for east that I've seen before include "E" , "Compass direction" , "On most maps it's right!" , "Cardinal compass point" , "Direction of the rising sun" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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