Avoids satires about Republican (6)
I believe the answer is:
skirts
'avoids' is the definition.
(skirting is a kind of avoiding)
'satires about republican' is the wordplay.
'satires' becomes 'skits' (I've seen this before).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'republican' becomes 'R' (abbreviation in US politics).
'skits' placed around 'r' is 'SKIRTS'.
(Other definitions for skirts that I've seen before include "Garments - mini, midi or maxi" , "Avoids the lower garment?" , "Passes around" , "Lower garments" , "Circles women's garments?" .)