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Apt description of spinning meteor (6)

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I believe the answer is:

remote

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'apt description of spinning meteor' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'spinning meteor' is the wordplay.
'spinning' indicates an anagram.
'meteor' anagrammed gives 'REMOTE'.

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(Other definitions for remote that I've seen before include "Cold" , "device used by couch potato?" , "Far away in time or place" , "Very far away like meteor" , "Distant, far away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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