Related Clues:

• Slightly ahead in a game
• Shake, as a tail
• Keep clear of
• Eclipse
• Avoid adroitly
• A tie score
• Outdo by a little
• Cleverly avoid
• Winning 3-2, e.g.
• Avoid capture by
• Outwit, as a posse
• Not occur to
• Leading by a point
• Do better than
• Marginally ahead