Almost November first? (6)
I believe the answer is:
nearly
'almost' is the definition.
(I know that almost can be written as nearly)
'november first?' is the wordplay.
'november' becomes 'N' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'first?' becomes 'early' ('early' is associated in meaning with 'first').
'n'+'early'='NEARLY'
(Other definitions for nearly that I've seen before include "approximately" , "Noon at eleven fifty nine am" , "Almost, well-nigh" , "Not entirely" , "Almost, not quite" .)