Result published: draw nigh (7)
I believe the answer is:
outcome
'result' is the definition.
(I know that result can be written as outcome)
'published draw nigh' is the wordplay.
'published' becomes 'out' (I've seen this in another clue).
'draw nigh' becomes 'come' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'out'+'come'='OUTCOME'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for outcome that I've seen before include "Eventuality" , "Cute moo (anag.)" , "consequences" , "'Result, upshot (7)'" , "answer" .)