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Close call (4,5)

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4,5 6,6

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">close call</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for scare that I've seen before include "Panic" , "Frighten, alarm" , "Startle" , "Cause fright, alarm" , "Frighten or intimidate" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the LA Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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