Turn off north by the new tavern (5)
I believe the answer is:
avert
'turn off north' is the definition.
'avert' can be an answer for 'turn' (averting is a kind of turning). I am not certain of the 'off north' bit.
'by the new tavern' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'new tavern' becomes 'aver' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
't' put after 'aver' is 'AVERT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for avert that I've seen before include "Forestall" , "Deflect away" , "Stop" , "Turn aside, prevent" , "Prevent from occurring" .)