Ducked (6)
I believe the answer is:
evaded
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ducked</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('evade' can be a synonym of 'duck')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for evaded that I've seen before include "Dodged by cleverness" , "avoided answering" , "Avoided, dodged" , "Escaped paying (tax)" , "Didn't meet" .)