What should I understand from "clear for straight in app"?

[peekay4]

But, look here

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fssim/charts/LGSR.pdf

Approach plate 13-2, circling VOR/DME (sorry about the various links, its what I find in google)

Neither the gradient is excessive, neither the offset is excessive.

I could be wrong but on that VOR/DME procedure it looks like the final approach track doesn't intersect the runway centerline until past the runway threshold.

For an offset straight-in approach you'd ideally want the final approach track to intersect the extended runway centerline at a reasonable distance prior the threshold -- or at least be within a certain margin -- so the aircraft can be in a position to make the landing.