In the general direction (of) (7)

I believe the answer is:

towards

(Other definitions for towards that I've seen before include "Getting near" , "In the direction of" , "approaching" , "it's not coming away" , "Regarding" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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