Avoiding the issue (7)
I believe the answer is:
evasive
'avoiding the issue' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for evasive that I've seen before include "Shifty, equivocal" , "Avoiding the issue" , "Avoiding self-revelation" , "Shifty, hard to pin down" , "Tending to avoid commitment" .)