### Clue: Avoided school in the outskirts of Edgware and got hitched (8)
### Answer: ESCHEWED 
 ### Explanation: Avoided school in the outskirts of Edgware and got hitched (8)
**Sch.** (school") *in* [*the outskirts of*] **E**(dgwar)**E** + **WED** ("got hitched")