### Clue: Get the better of Eric at the outset with story about new means of transportation (8)
### Answer: PIPELINE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: means of transportation
 PIP(to get the better of your opponent by a small margin or at the last minute) + **the 1st letter of**(… at the outset) "Eric" **plus**(with) LIE(a fabricated story) **containing**(about) N(abbrev. for "new").
Defn: … of liquids and gases.