Mean to get by (4)
I believe the answer is:
near
I believe this clue is a quadruple definition!!
'mean' is the first definition.
(both can mean miserly)
'to' is the second definition.
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'get' is the third definition.
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'by' is the fourth definition.
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(Other definitions for near that I've seen before include "Miserly; approach" , "Almost; approach" , "Close in time or place" , "Adjacent" , "Close; almost" .)