How do I solve 7 down in Times Cryptic 3297?

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7 down reads "Steer clear of outer edges of enormous headland" (6 letters); the answer is ESCAPE. It's a letter-selection clue: take specific letters from a longer source. 'First of' means the opening letter, 'extremely' means first + last, 'regularly' means every other letter, 'oddly' / 'evenly' means odd or even positions. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Steer clear of outer edges of enormous headland (6)

7D — Steer clear of outer edges of enormous headland (6) — ESCAPE