Being more distant, maybe the RAF can't quite get there (7)
I believe the answer is:
farther
'being more distant' is the definition.
(more far away)
'the raf can't quite get there' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'raf' is 'far' which is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'her' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'maybe' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for farther that I've seen before include "More distant" , "Beyond; her raft (anag)" , "longer" , "Over a greater distance" .)