Comes close to having pointed ears (5)
I believe the answer is:
nears
'comes close to' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'pointed ears' is the wordplay.
'pointed' becomes 'n' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'n'+'ears'='NEARS'
'having' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nears that I've seen before include "Becomes closer" , "Uses snare to get closer" , "Draws closer to" , "Draws close" , "advances" .)