Not quite (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">not quite</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(nearly can mean not quite or almost)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nearly that I've seen before include "More or less" , "Almost, well-nigh" , "parsimoniously" , "approximately" , "pretty much" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">not quite</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for almost that I've seen before include "Virtually" , "Well-nigh" , "practically" , "As good as" , "Slightly short of" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">not quite</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for close that I've seen before include "Airless" , "Approaching - tight - finish" , "Cessation" , "residential street" , "Heavy" .)