Swerved before entering outhouse (7)

I believe the answer is:

sheered

'swerved' is the definition.
('sheer' can be a synonym of 'swerve')

'before entering outhouse' is the wordplay.
'before' becomes 'ere' (poetic term).
'entering' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'outhouse' becomes 'shed' (a shed is an outside building).
'ere' inserted within 'shed' is 'SHEERED'.

(Another definition for sheered that I've seen is " Avoided unpleasant subject".)

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