Related Clues:

• Barely defeated
• Beat (out)
• Beat by one, say
• Having a border
• Advanced with care
• Barely beaten
• Beat barely
• Won by a nose
• Trimmed the lawn
• Used a weed whacker, perhaps
• Slipped past
• Moved laterally
• Advanced furtively
• Trimmed along the walk, e.g.
• Fringed