Avoid, in a way Crossword Clue

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Avoid, in a way Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
2. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
(noun)
1. informal terms for a (young) woman
2. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

Hint 2: Clue Definition

AVOID (verb)
1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
2. declare invalid

Hint 3: Anagram

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