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Avoid space walk with idler, not oddly (5)

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I believe the answer is:

evade

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'avoid' is the definition.
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'space walk with idler not oddly' is the wordplay.
'space walk with' becomes 'eva' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'not oddly' indicates alternate letters (odd letters are removed).
The alternating letters of 'idler' are 'de'.
'eva'+'de'='EVADE'

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(Other definitions for evade that I've seen before include "temptress conveying commercial message" , "Manage to avoid" , "Dodge, steer clear of" , "Fail to pay" , "Slyly escape" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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