Deliberately avoided (7)

I believe the answer is:

shunned

(Other definitions for shunned that I've seen before include "Boycotted and avoided" , "Persistently avoided" , "Cold-shouldered" , "expelled" , "Ostracised, steered clear of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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