Avoids on purpose (5)
I believe the answer is:
shuns
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">avoids on purpose</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for shuns that I've seen before include "Persistently avoids" , "Avoids deliberately" , "Spurns" , "Rebuffs" , "Eschews" .)