Millionth of a metre (6)
I believe the answer is:
micron
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">millionth of a metre</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for micron that I've seen before include "One-millionth of a metre" , "One millionth of 1 metre" , "One millionth of 3 Across" , "Micrometre" , "Small length" .)