Least remote (7)
I believe the answer is:
nearest
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">least remote</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nearest that I've seen before include "Most approximate" , "Closest, being earnest" , "Most local" , "Most adjacent" , "touching?" .)