Vera wasted time to change direction (5)

I believe the answer is:

avert

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'to change direction' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'vera wasted time' is the wordplay.
'wasted' indicates an anagram.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'vera' is an anagram of 'aver'.
'aver'+'t'='AVERT'

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(Other definitions for avert that I've seen before include "Head off" , "Ward off (bad event)" , "Turn aside or ward off" , "Turn away (ones eyes)" , "Prevent from happening" .)

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