Give the runaround (5)
I believe the answer is:
evade
'give the runaround' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for evade that I've seen before include "Escape (something)" , "Slyly escape" , "Shun, escape" , "Dodge, stay clear of" , "Dodge or equivocate" .)