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Miss a film that wins Oscar (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

avoid

'miss' is the definition.
(miss can mean to avoid)

'a film that wins oscar' is the wordplay.
'film' becomes 'vid' (short for video).
'that wins' is an insertion indicator.
'oscar' becomes 'O' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'vid' going around 'o' is 'void'.
'a'+'void'='AVOID'

(Other definitions for avoid that I've seen before include "Sidestep" , "Eschew" , "Get out of" , "Steer clear of, dodge" , "Miss" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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