"Cool" amount of 42-Across (3)

I believe the answer is:

mil

(Other definitions for mil that I've seen before include "tiny distance" , "One / one thousand inch" , "One thousanth of an inch" , "One thousandth of an inch" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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