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Identify the correct explanation of the underlined IDIOM in the sentence below. [8.T.SS.2.a]



After skirting the issue for an hour, the attorney finally arrived at the main point of her argument.

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looking for a lost skirt
looking for a lost skirt

exploring the unknown
exploring the unknown

shopping for clothes
shopping for clothes

avoiding dealing with something

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Avoiding dealing with something.

Explanation: "To skirt an issue" means to avoid addressing it directly or to go around it, not confront it.