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"steer" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often bullock (7 letters).
Definitions
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English steeren, steren, stiren, sturen, steoren, from Old English stēoran, stīeran, stȳran (“to steer; guide a vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan (“to steer”), from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną (“to steer”).
Used in a sentence
“The boat steered towards the iceberg.”
“I steered homeward.”
“I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Guide”5 letters
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