Always excluding Victor (3)
I believe the answer is:
eer
'always' is the definition.
(synonyms)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eer that I've seen before include "Ever to the poet (3)." , "Ever poetically" , "Always (poetic)" , "Before, poetically speaking (1'2)" , "Always (poetical)" .)