Clear a hurdle
I believe the answer is:
leap
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">clear a hurdle</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for leap that I've seen before include "Sudden surge" , "Jump across" , "Jump suddenly" , "Spring suddenly" , "Jump; type of year" .)