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Steer clear of (5)

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(Other definitions for avert that I've seen before include "Prevent, ward off" , "Obviate" , "Turn aside, perhaps gaze" , "Turn away or aside" , "Turn aside or ward off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times, the Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Mirror, the LA Times, the Universal, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate and the USA Today.
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