Avoid drill sergeant’s shouted command (4)
I believe the answer is:
shun
'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that shun is a is a more specific form of the action avoid)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shun that I've seen before include "Parade-ground language" , "Avoid, keep away from" , "Avoid - attention!" , "Keep away from, have nothint to do with" , "Spurn; avoid" .)