A sort of meteor? Far from it! (6)
I believe the answer is:
remote
'far from it' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a sort of meteor?' is the wordplay.
'a sort of' is an anagram indicator.
'meteor' with letters rearranged gives 'REMOTE'.
(Other definitions for remote that I've seen before include "Detached" , "as from armchair to TV?" , "Controller of programmes" , "Sort of control" , "Stand-offish" .)