Approaches Arne's new composition (5)

I believe the answer is:

nears

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'approaches' is the definition.
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'arne's new composition' is the wordplay.
'arne's' can be anagrammed to 'NEARS'.
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(Other definitions for nears that I've seen before include "advances" , "Approaches - snare (anag)" , "is approaching" , "Bears down" , "Draws closer to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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