### Clue: Man almost catches delayed plane (7)
### Answer: PLATEAU 
 ### Explanation: Definition: plane
  PAU{"Paul", a man's name or sometimes an octopus's, **minus** its last letter(almost), "l"} **containing**(catches) LATE(past the expected/due time,delayed)
Defn:  A flat level surface or a figurative level of attainment, as in "he's plateaued/levelled out in his musical performance."