Cheeseparing (6)
I believe the answer is:
stingy
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cheeseparing</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for stingy that I've seen before include "Tight-fisted, like 25 and 22 Across" , "Close" , "Mean and grudging" , "near" , "Mean, niggardly" .)