Discovered wildlife trip a long way away (4)
I believe the answer is:
afar
'long way away' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'discovered wildlife trip a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'far' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for afar that I've seen before include "beyond the horizon" , "Not in this neighbourhood" , "Unusually distant" , "a good way off" , "Inhabitant of Ethiopia" .)