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"evasion" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often dodging (7 letters).
Definitions
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
Word origin
From Middle French évasion, from Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).
Used in a sentence
“In these hunting scenes, as many critics have noted, the reversals, negotiations, lurkings, and evasions between hunter and prey mirror and frame the bedroom strategies of the Lady and Gawain.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Avoiding capture”7 letters
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