Not a soul came close after lunch hour (2-3)
I believe the answer is:
no-one
'not a soul' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'came close after lunch hour' is the wordplay.
'came close' becomes 'no' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'lunch hour' becomes 'one' (I've seen this in another clue).
'no'+'one'='NO-ONE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for no-one that I've seen before include "Not a soul" , "Not one person" , "Nobody" , "Not a single person" .)