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 Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun, The Mirror, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Times.

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