Narrowly defeat (3)
I believe the answer is:
pip
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">narrowly defeat</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pip that I've seen before include "Philip" , "star" , "Small fruit seed" , "'Seed, of an apple say (3)'" , "Just beat, often at the post" .)