Close shave (4,4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">close shave</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for near miss that I've seen before include "that doesn't quite hit the target" , "Close to an accident" , "Close thing" , "meeting thankfully avoided" , "Almost successful shot" .)
(Other definitions for squeak that I've seen before include "Short high-pitched cry as of mouse" , "that's often narrow" , "Short, high-pitched noise" , "Pipe" , "Short, high-pitched sound" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">close shave</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for near thing that I've seen before include "Close call" , "dangerous" , "almost an accident" , "Narrow escape, close shave" , "Something that barely avoids failure or disaster" .)