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A bit flighty, earsplitting, needing distance (5-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

light-years

'distance' is the definition.

'a bit flighty earsplitting needing' is the wordplay.
'a bit' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (I've seen 'bit of' mean this).
'LIGHT-YEARS' is hidden in the letters of 'flighty earsplitting needing'.

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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