Approaches (5)

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">approaches</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('near' can be a synonym of 'approach')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nears that I've seen before include "Comes closer" , "advances" , "is approaching" , "Gets closer" , "Draws closer to" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">approaches</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for comes that I've seen before include "Draws near" , "Arrives" .)