Getting closer (7)
I believe the answer is:
nearing
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">getting closer</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(getting nearer)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nearing that I've seen before include "Approaching" , "Drawing closer to" , "Moving towards" , "Getting close to" .)