Narrowly beats (4)

I believe the answer is:

nips

(Other definitions for nips that I've seen before include "Steals" , "Small drinks and small bites" , "little drinks" , "Pinches in a spin" , "Pinches - shots" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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