Dodged (11)
(Other definitions for sidestepped that I've seen before include "Avoided" , "giving description of ziggurat" .)
'dodged' is the definition.
('elude' can be a synonym of 'dodge')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for eluded that I've seen before include "Escaped by stratagem" , "Escaped skilfully from, avoided" , "Evaded" , "Delude, having escaped capture" , "Dodged, avoided" .)
'dodged' is the definition.
('evade' can be a synonym of 'dodge')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for evaded that I've seen before include "Escaped or avoided" , "Didn't meet" , "Dodged by cleverness" , "Avoided, dodged" , "avoided answering" .)