Awful barney not far away (6)

I believe the answer is:

nearby

'not far away' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'awful barney' is the wordplay.
'awful' is an anagram indicator.
'barney' is an anagram of 'NEARBY'.

(Other definitions for nearby that I've seen before include "Around the corner" , "A short distance away" , "Locally" , "Just round the corner?" , "in the neighbourhood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.

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