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Close by, quaintly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nigh

(Other definitions for nigh that I've seen before include "in the vicinity?" , "All but one" , "Old word for near, as the end may be" , "Close at hand" , "Nearly" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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