Near good man in good year (6)
I believe the answer is:
stingy
'near' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'good man in good year' is the wordplay.
'good man' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for saint).
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'year' becomes 'y'.
'st'+'in'+'g'+'y'='STINGY'
(Other definitions for stingy that I've seen before include "like a bee" , "Mean and grudging" , "Mean, ungenerous" , "Zola cocotte; Darlings' dog (Barrie)" , "Patch of nettles is" .)