Narrow escape (5,5)
'narrow escape' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for close shave that I've seen before include "Near thing" , "resulting in barefaced cheek?" , "Danger narrowly averted" , "Chases vole (anag.)" , "Almost a disaster" .)
'narrow escape' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for near miss that I've seen before include "Not quite on target, but close" , "meeting thankfully avoided" , "A narrowly avoided collision in seminars" , "that doesn't quite hit the target" , "Almost hitting the target" .)
'narrow escape' is the definition.
('touch and go' can mean close to going badly)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for touch-and-go that I've seen is " (Of an outcome) possible but very uncertain".)