A near miss, perhaps? (3,4,4,4)
I believe the answer is:
the girl next door
'a near miss' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'perhaps?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'perhaps?' could be 'eg' (for example) and 'eg' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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