Close shave for stingy girl? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
near miss
'close shave' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'stingy girl?' is the wordplay.
'stingy' becomes 'near' (I've seen this in another clue).
'girl?' becomes 'miss' (term of address for an unmarried woman).
'near'+'miss'='NEAR MISS'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for near miss that I've seen before include "Close call" , "Failure just" , "Close shave" , "Narrowly-avoided accident" , "Just off the target (4,4)" .)