Lugged by the ear, approach (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

draw near

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'approach' is the definition.
(I know that approach can be written as draw near)

'lugged by the ear' is the wordplay.
'lugged by' becomes 'drawn' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'drawn'+'ear'='DRAW NEAR'

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(Other definitions for draw near that I've seen before include "get closer" , "Come close" , "Approach" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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