Deliberately avoid; abstain from (6)
I believe the answer is:
eschew
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'deliberately avoid' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'abstain from' is the second definition.
(to eschew something is to avoid it)
(Other definitions for eschew that I've seen before include "Deliberately stay away from" , "Avoid or abstain from, action or food" , "Shun, spurn" , "Don't use" , "Abstain from, shun" .)