Distant sort of meteor (6)
I believe the answer is:
remote
'distant' is the definition.
(I know that distant can be written as remote)
'sort of meteor' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates an anagram.
'meteor' anagrammed gives 'REMOTE'.
(Other definitions for remote that I've seen before include "Distant, aloof" , "'Distant, out-of-the-way (6)'" , "gadget" , "Unlikely" , "Distant (from civilisation?)" .)