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It's safer to keep out of it (6)

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danger

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'out of it' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for danger that I've seen before include "Ranged about in some peril" , "Peril, hazard" , "Menace" , "Peril, threat" , "Peril in garde" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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