Closer (6)
I believe the answer is:
nearer
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">closer</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nearer that I've seen before include "Closer, not so far" , "Closer - my God to Thee?" , "Closer at hand" , "Well-known hymn '. . . . . . my God to Thee'" , "Not so far away" .)