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... and avoid a western city (5)

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dodge

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'western city' is the definition.
(Dodge City, Kansas, Wild West frontier town)

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(Other definitions for dodge that I've seen before include "Avoid with subterfuge" , "Move quickly out of the way of" , "Take evasive action" , "bypass" , "A quick evasive movement" .)

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