Get misty winter period heading west? Turn the other way (5)

I believe the answer is:

befog

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'get misty winter' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'period heading west? turn the other way' is the wordplay.
'period' becomes 'feb' (Feb is an example).
'heading west?' says the letters should be written backwards.
'turn' becomes 'go' (a person's move in a board game).
'the other way' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'feb' backwards is 'bef'.
'go' in reverse letter order is 'og'.
'bef'+'og'='BEFOG'

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(Other definitions for befog that I've seen before include "Obfuscate" , "cloud" , "Obscure" , "Envelop in mist: confuse" , "Make confused" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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