Steer clear of a chasm (5)

I believe the answer is:

avoid

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'steer clear' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a chasm' is the wordplay.
'chasm' becomes 'void' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a'+'void'='AVOID'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for avoid that I've seen before include "Sidestep" , "Evade - escape" , "Bypass" , "Shirk" , "Elude" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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