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Come close to being governed no end badly? (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

verge on

'come close' is the definition.
(verging on is a kind of coming close)

'governed no end badly?' is the wordplay.
'no end' means to remove the last letter.
'badly?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'badly' mean this).
'governed' with its final letter taken off is 'governe'.
'governe' anagrammed gives 'VERGE ON'.

'to being' is the link.

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