Avoid capture by Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
2. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CAPTURE (noun)
1. the act of taking of a person by force
2. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
CAPTURE (verb)
1. take possession of by force, as after an invasion
2. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
AVOID (verb)
1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
2. declare invalid

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