VERB: "to avoid facing up to" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to avoid facing up to" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
2. escape, either physically or mentally

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FACING (noun)
1. a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
2. an ornamental coating to a building
VERB (noun)
1. a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
2. the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

Hint 3: Anagram

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