Dodge a discharge (5)
I believe the answer is:
avoid
'dodge' is the definition.
(I know that dodge can be written as avoid)
'a discharge' is the wordplay.
'discharge' becomes 'void' (voiding is a kind of discharging).
'a'+'void'='AVOID'
(Other definitions for avoid that I've seen before include "Shy away from" , "Bypass" , "Desist" , "Eschew" , "Fend off" .)