Approaches (5)

I think it could be either:

nears

comes

'approaches' is the definition.
('near' can be a synonym of 'approach')

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for nears that I've seen before include "Comes closer" , "advances" , "is approaching" , "Gets closer" , "Draws closer to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Mirror, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Guardian and the King Feature Syndicate.

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