Sticky label near thing (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
close call
'near thing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'sticky label' is the wordplay.
'sticky' becomes 'close' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'label' becomes 'call' (calling is a kind of labelling).
'close'+'call'='CLOSE CALL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for close call that I've seen before include "hang up" , "Lucky escape" , "A near thing" , "Narrow decision" , "Narrow escape" .)