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Avoids wild regions (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ignores

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'avoids' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'wild regions' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'regions' with letters rearranged gives 'IGNORES'.

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(Other definitions for ignores that I've seen before include "Cold shoulders" , "cuts" , "Shrugs off" , "Snubs" , "Gives the cold shoulder" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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