Gets closer to (5)
I believe the answer is:
nears
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">gets closer to</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 nears that I've seen before include "Gets closer" , "Draws closer to" , "Draws close" , "Bears down" , "is approaching" .)