They avoid barking red dogs (7)

I believe the answer is:

dodgers

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'they avoid' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'barking red dogs' is the wordplay.
'barking' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'red'+'dogs'='reddogs'
'reddogs' anagrammed gives 'DODGERS'.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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