The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EVADER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result EVADER
- Artful Dodger always got round Bill
- One to avoid, Luke at last in contact with his father?
- One avoiding Luke, at last in contact with his father?
- Dodger raised in cedared avenue
- One who avoids commercial breaks always
- Dodger Luke finally to face Anakin Skywalker
- One avoids angry-looking hail northwards
- Police at last raved wildly about person who gets away
- Empire’s last Dark Lord, one effecting escape
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The straight part
We know that "Artful Dodger" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case artful dodger = evader.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.