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Turns away from bad serve (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

veers

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'turns away' is the definition.
'veers' can be an answer for 'turns' (veering is a kind of turning). I'm unsure of the 'away' bit.

'bad serve' is the wordplay.
'bad' is an anagram indicator.
'serve' anagrammed gives 'VEERS'.

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for veers that I've seen before include "Swerves" , "Turns sharply" , "Changes direction abruptly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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