Like some victories (7)
I believe the answer is:
pyrrhic
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">like some victories</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pyrrhic that I've seen before include "Such a victory as bad as defeat" , "This kind of victory is too costly" , "A victory won at such great cost that it's not a triumph" , "A victory won at too great a cost to the victor" , "(Of victory) where winner's losses are as great as loser's" .)