Direct, as a flight Crossword Clue

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Direct, as a flight Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. at all times
2. (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops
(noun)
1. a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DIRECT (verb)
1. plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
2. take somebody somewhere
DIRECT (adjective)
1. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
2. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
DIRECT (adverb)
1. without deviation
FLIGHT (noun)
1. an instance of traveling by air
2. a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
FLIGHT (verb)
1. decorate with feathers
2. fly in a flock

Hint 3: Anagram

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