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Manage to miss ex-PM turning back to wave (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evade

'manage to miss' is the definition.

'ex-pm turning back to wave' is the wordplay.
'ex-pm' becomes 'dave' (David Cameron).
'turning' is a reversal indicator.
'back to' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'wave' is 'e'.
'dave' written backwards gives 'evad'.
'evad'+'e'='EVADE'

(Other definitions for evade that I've seen before include "Slyly escape" , "Shun, escape" , "Dodge, elude" , "bypass" , "Dodge (taxes)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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