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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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