Fractions of a yard (4)
I believe the answer is:
feet
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fractions of a yard</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for feet that I've seen before include "Have both on the ground to be practical" , "Measures - body parts" , "Paws" , "Three of these in yard" , "On which we stand" .)