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Heads off (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

averts

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">heads off</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('avert' can be a synonym of 'head off')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for averts that I've seen before include "Stops" , "Turns aside" , "Deflects, heads off" , "Of eyes or gaze, turns away" , "Wards off" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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