The E of EST (7)

I believe the answer is:

eastern

(Other definitions for eastern that I've seen before include "towards the sun" , "See 11" , "in Beijing, possibly" , "Facing away from the west" , "Could be Chinese" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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