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Getting closer - in range possibly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nearing

'getting closer' is the definition.
(getting nearer)

'in range possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'range'='inrange'
'inrange' with letters rearranged gives 'NEARING'.

(Other definitions for nearing that I've seen before include "Moving towards" , "Approaching" , "Drawing closer to" , "Getting close to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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