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Shutter, so to speak, that's not so far away (6)

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closer

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'not so far away' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for closer that I've seen before include "one concludes" , "Nearer or more penny-pinching" , "More airless; nearer" , "Nearer in time or space" , "More near or imminent" .)

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