Analyst’s initial manner is remote (4)
I believe the answer is:
away
'remote' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'analyst's initial manner' is the wordplay.
'initial' suggests taking the first letters.
'manner' becomes 'way' (synonyms).
The initial letter of 'analysts' is 'a'.
'a'+'way'='AWAY'
'is' is the link.
(Other definitions for away that I've seen before include "Detached" , "Playing at the opponents' ground" , "SECOND PART OF 18" , "On holiday" , "Missing" .)