Turned away dear vet, surprisingly (7)
I believe the answer is:
averted
'turned away' is the definition.
('avert' can be a synonym of 'turn away')
'dear vet surprisingly' is the wordplay.
'surprisingly' indicates an anagram.
'dear'+'vet'='dearvet'
'dearvet' with letters rearranged gives 'AVERTED'.
(Other definitions for averted that I've seen before include "Turned away; prevented" , "Staved off" , "Prevented, warded off" , "Turned away (one's eyes)" , "Prevented, headed off" .)