Around six, boated, crash avoided (8)

I believe the answer is:

obviated

'avoided' is the definition.
('obviate' can be a synonym of 'avoid')

'around six boated crash' is the wordplay.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'six' becomes 'VI' (Roman numerals).
'crash' indicates anagramming the letters.
'boated' is an anagram of 'obated'.
'vi' inserted into 'obated' is 'OBVIATED'.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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