Related Clues:

• Beat by a bit, with 'out'
• Snooped, with 'around'
• Inch back
• -- around (snooped)
• Draw back
• Got inquisitive
• Become more distant
• Gradually diminish
• Barely edged (out)
• Diminish over time
• Edged
• Disappear, like a hairline
• Move back
• Barely defeated, with ''out''
• See 1 Across