Not misleading in my book from an area point of view. Never used a clearance to climb at a particular point. May say leave xxxxx heading 123 but thats about it.
I tend to leave the important part of the transmission to the end as some pilots are all too keen to jump in with climb or descent without hearing the rest or are more likely to forget the first bit if the less important said second.
This leads to crossed transmissions and any routeing may have been to aid but not prove seperation against other a/c and is therefore useful for you to follow.