Possible Clues:

• Get round plug to fill centre of lever
• It's up to David; 'e may dodge this
• Avoid via a spin move, perhaps
• Dodge by cleverness or trickery
• Get out of being put back into weighted average
• Cunningly avoid publicity during evening
• As for Dave back there, 'e'll get away with it
• Avoid some part of 'Little Eva, dead at last'
• Dodge lady about now
• Those fronting extremely vicious acts don't easily escape