Dodged a term in the tower (7)
I believe the answer is:
minaret
'tower' is the definition.
(I know that minaret is a type of tower)
'dodged a term in' is the wordplay.
'dodged' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'term'+'in'='atermin'
'atermin' anagrammed gives 'MINARET'.
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for minaret that I've seen before include "Mosque spire" , "Tower attached to mosque" , "Raiment worn on mosque tower" , "Mosque turret" , "Muezzin's tower" .)