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NEARMISS

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almost aviation call close direct failure hit margin narrow nearmis not quite safety statistic

Notes

The answer NEARMISS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.

Related Clues

"Almost"
Close call
Almost a direct hit
Aviation safety statistic
Failure by a narrow margin
Not quite a direct hit