Related Clues:

• Gain an advantage
• Barely ahead
• Early Ping-Pong tie
• Outperform
• Slightly ahead in a game
• Eclipse
• Outdo by a little
• Winning 3-2, e.g.
• Leading by a point
• Do better than
• Marginally ahead
• Go further than
• Outfox
• Play a bit better than
• Get ahead of