Escape, avoid (5)
I believe the answer is:
evade
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'escape' is the first definition.
(I know that evade is a more specific form of the action escape)
'avoid' is the second definition.
(I know that evade is a more specific form of the action avoid)
(Other definitions for evade that I've seen before include "Avoid, get out of" , "Dodge, duck" , "Slyly escape" , "Fail to pay" , "Escape, avoid" .)