Tip from crossword setter maybe inspired clue's term for 'duck (5)
I believe the answer is:
dodge
''duck' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'tip from crossword setter maybe inspired clue's term' is the wordplay.
'tip from crossword' becomes 'd' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'setter maybe' becomes 'dog' (setter is a type of dog).
'inspired' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters have been inspired or breathed in).
'term' suggests the final letters (term can mean the end of something).
The final letter of 'clue' is 'e'.
'd' going into 'dog' is 'dodg'.
'dodg'+'e'='DODGE'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dodge that I've seen before include "Avoid by quick movement" , "Avoid by a quick move" , "bypass" , "Evasion" , "Step sideways to evade" .)