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Avoid Duty Crossword Clue

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verb

• avoid (one's assigned duties)

• avoid dealing with

32%4 Airport patrons often avoid it
noun

• the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

• work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons

• a government tax on imports or exports

30%13 Obligation to avoid conflicts of interest
noun

• the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary

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