Possible Clues:

• I go to the hop at last as a way to dodge it
• Dodger's goal
• Steering clear of a gap, can turn east
• Bird mostly seen around island, twitching and ducking
• Dodgy behavior
• 'The way to dodge a 501 ball, perhaps (9)'
• An opinion about Daniel’s evasion
• Shunning a cove and swimming around island
• Keeping away from a gap with a twisted cane
• Evasion from a spokesperson about level of fighting