Fresher (5)
I believe the answer is:
newer
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fresher</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('new' can be a synonym of 'fresh')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for newer that I've seen before include "More up-to-date" , "More current" , "More recent" , "More pristine or recently invented" , "More modern" .)