Stress I’d avoided in car crash? (6)
I believe the answer is:
accent
'stress' is the definition.
(accent can mean to emphasise or stress)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for accent that I've seen before include "Stress, emphasis" , "Stress - manner of speech" , "Distinctive way of pronouncing language" , "Underline" , "it could be grave" .)