Cryptic crossword clue
Staying away from a date, given so bad on the outside 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EVADING

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The straight part
We know that "Staying away from" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case staying away from = evading.
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.
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What does EVADING mean?

EVADING verb
  1. To get away from by cunning; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to cleverly escape from
  2. To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
  3. To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

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