What does the cryptic crossword clue "Heavy defeat initially exposed United's direct style of football (5,3)" mean?

The definition is "direct style of football". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). ROUT (synonym="defeat") + E (first_letter="exposed") + ONE (synonym="United's") = ROUTE ONE; definition: "direct style of football" The answer is ROUTE ONE.

Heavy defeat initially exposed United's direct style of football (5,3)

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