Peter Pan avoids it (7)

I believe the answer is:

manhood

(Other definitions for manhood that I've seen before include "Adult condition" , "21 [PETER]" , "What a boy reaches after puberty" , "State of adult male" , "Virility" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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