Very nearly (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">very nearly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for almost that I've seen before include "Well-nigh" , "As good as" , "Virtually" , "practically" , "Not totally" .)
(Other definitions for just about that I've seen before include "Barely" , "Almost exactly, informally" , "More or less - at the point of starting" , "Almost exactly or completely" .)