Close shaves? (7)

I believe the answer is:

scrapes

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'close shaves?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being verbs in their -s form.
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(Other definitions for scrapes that I've seen before include "Jars" , "Predicaments" .)

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