The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AVOIDS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result AVOIDS
- Ducks like going around space
- Originally all versions of it described sitting ducks
- Escapes while crossing Gulf
- Steers clear of second drama queen turning up to accept Oscar
- Steers clear of space in hollow asbestos
- Gets out of limitless task nursing invalid
- Misses southern singer holding nothing back
- Shuns when without space
- Keeps away from keen son, concealing love
- Ducks when circling chasm
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The straight part
We know that "Keeps away from" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case keeps away from = avoids.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does AVOIDS mean?
AVOIDS verb- To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
- To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
- To try not to do something or to have something happen
- To make empty; to clear.
- To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
- To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
- To emit or throw out; to void.
- To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.
- To get rid of.
- To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
- To become void or vacant.