Steer clear of a woman who's a bit rude (5)
I believe the answer is:
evade
'steer clear of' is the definition.
(evade can mean to avoid or dodge)
'a woman who's a bit rude' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'woman' could be 'de' and 'de' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for evade that I've seen before include "Manage to avoid" , "Dodge - prevaricate" , "Shun, escape" , "Dodge, keep clear of" , "skirt" .)