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Approaches perhaps making Warren sad (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

draws near

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

'making warren sad' is the wordplay.
'making' indicates anagramming the letters.
'warren'+'sad'='warrensad'
'warrensad' anagrammed gives 'DRAWS NEAR'.

'perhaps' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for draws near that I've seen before include "comes to" , "Approaches" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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