Try to equal (7)
I believe the answer is:
emulate
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">try to equal</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 emulate that I've seen before include "Try to be like" , "Try to equal (object of admiration)" , "Try to do as well as, copy" , "Mimic" , "Try to equal or excel" .)