avoids (9)
'avoids' is the definition.
(skirting is a kind of avoiding)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for skirts that I've seen before include "women rudely" , "Goes around the edge of, say women's garments" , "Passes around" , "Avoids the lower garment?" , "Goes around the edge with female garments" .)
'avoids' is the definition.
(sidestepping is a kind of avoiding)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for sidesteps that I've seen is " Avoids".)