Duck back, for example, after the odd outing (5)
I believe the answer is:
dodge
'duck' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'back for example after the odd outing' is the wordplay.
'back for' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'backing for' mean this).
'example' becomes 'eg'.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'outing' indicates anagramming the letters (an outing implies travelling).
'eg' written backwards gives 'ge'.
'odd' anagrammed gives 'dod'.
'ge' put after 'dod' is 'DODGE'.
(Other definitions for dodge that I've seen before include "Evade by moving out of the way" , "Avoid by sudden movement" , "Evade - sidestep" , "Take evasive action" , "Evade - trick" .)