Like some victories (7)
I believe the answer is:
pyrrhic
'like some victories' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pyrrhic that I've seen before include "Such a victory as bad as defeat" , "This kind of victory is too costly" , "A victory won at such great cost that it's not a triumph" , "A victory won at too great a cost to the victor" , "(Of victory) where winner's losses are as great as loser's" .)