Avoid - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that evade is a more specific form of the action avoid)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for evade that I've seen before include "Escape paying (tax)" , "Dodge, keep clear of" , "Dodge, duck" , "Artfully dodge" , "Escape (something)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and The Guardian.

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that shun is a more specific form of the action avoid)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for shun that I've seen before include "Parade-ground language" , "rigid standing order?" , "Ostracise" , "military command" , "attention in the army" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Times, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Sunday Times.

'avoid' is the definition.
(duck can mean to avoid)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for duck that I've seen before include "Waterbird" , "nothing" , "sails material" , "Dear; bird; fabric" , "Bob" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Times, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Sunday Times.

'avoid' is the definition.
(miss can mean to avoid)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for miss that I've seen before include "Single girl" , "maiden" , "Lass" , "Feel the loss of - schoolgirl" , "Fail to hit (something)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Times, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Sunday Times.

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that escape is a more specific form of the action avoid)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for escape that I've seen before include "Break loose - flight" , "Get away from the strange EC peas" , "Get away from captivity" , "Run away from confinement" , "Abscond, flee" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, The Telegraph and the Evening Standard.

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that bypass is a more specific form of the action avoid)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for bypass that I've seen before include "Go around" , "Ring road" , "ring-road, maybe" , "Go round (congested area etc)" , "Secondary channel - kind of operation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, The Telegraph and the Evening Standard.

'avoid' is the definition.
(eschew means to deliberately avoid something)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for eschew that I've seen before include "'Avoid, stay away from (6)'" , "Shun, spurn" , "Steer clear of" , "Ignore" , "'Avoid, shun (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, The Telegraph and the Evening Standard.

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that sidestep is a more specific form of the action avoid)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sidestep that I've seen before include "To avoid" , "Find a way round" , "Dodge - circumvent" , "Shift to right or left" , "Dodge (an issue?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and the LA Times.

Avoid (5)