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Prevent (4)

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'prevent' is the definition.
(averting is a kind of preventing)

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(Other definitions for avert that I've seen before include "Prevent from happening" , "Stave off" , "Obviate" , "With prominent incisors" , "Fend off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.
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