Perhaps, girl next door gives “Close” call? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
near miss
'close call?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'perhaps girl next door' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'girl' could be 'miss' (synonyms) and 'miss' is present in the answer.
'next door' could be 'near' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'near' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'gives' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for near miss that I've seen before include "Attempt that just fails to be successful" , "Just off the target (4,4)" , "Close thing" , "Close shave" , "girl next door" .)