Steered clear of; avoided (6)
I believe the answer is:
evaded
I believe this is a double definition.
'steered clear of' is the first definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'avoided' is the second definition.
(evading is a kind of avoiding)
(Other definitions for evaded that I've seen before include "'Dodged, eluded (6)'" , "Avoided, dodged" , "Escaped or avoided" , "Didn't meet" , "avoided answering" .)