Narrow escape (5,5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">narrow escape</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(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" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">narrow escape</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(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" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">narrow escape</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('touch and go' can mean close to going badly)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for touch-and-go that I've seen is " (Of an outcome) possible but very uncertain".)