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Avoided a US vehicle first day (6)

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dodged

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'avoided' is the definition.
(dodging is a kind of avoiding)

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(Other definitions for dodged that I've seen before include "Quickly avoided" , "Evaded or sidestepped" , "Moved sideways to avoid, say missile" , "Eluded" , "Evaded by sidestepping" .)

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