Shirk (5)
I believe the answer is:
evade
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">shirk</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for evade that I've seen before include "To get away from" , "Hedge" , "Fail to pay" , "Manage to avoid" , "Artfully dodge" .)