Steer clear of a hole (5)
I believe the answer is:
avoid
'steer clear' is the definition.
(to steer clear of something is to avoid it)
'a hole' is the wordplay.
'hole' becomes 'void'.
'a'+'void'='AVOID'
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for avoid that I've seen before include "Shy away from" , "invalidate" , "Prevent from happening; nullify (law)" , "Shun, dodge" , "Stay away from or circumvent" .)