Fend off
There are a few possibilities for this:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fend off</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for repel that I've seen before include "'Drive back, repulse (5)'" , "See off" , "Nauseate" , "Drive away or disgust" , "Put off - disgust" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fend off</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for avert that I've seen before include "Parry" , "Turn aside, prevent" , "Turn away from, say gaze" , "Stop" , "Ward off (bad event)" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fend off</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for stave that I've seen before include "Set of lines on which musical notes are written" , "Bar" , "Wooden piece of barrel" , "Stanza of a poem" , "Part of a wooden barrel" .)