Less distant (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">less distant</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('close' can be the opposite of 'distant' so perhaps 'closer' is reasonable for 'less distant')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for closer that I've seen before include "More near or imminent" , "One winds up" , "Not so far off" , "Nearer in time or space" , "Less distant" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">less distant</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('near' can be the opposite of 'distant' so perhaps 'nearer' is reasonable for 'less distant')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nearer that I've seen before include "Closer at hand" , "Well-known hymn '. . . . . . my God to Thee'" , "Existing from birth" , "Closer - my God to Thee?" , "In closer proximity" .)