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Gigantic insect covering a tiny distance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mammoth

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'gigantic' is the definition.
(I know that gigantic can be written as mammoth)

'insect covering a tiny distance' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'insect' could be 'moth' (moth is a kind of insect) and 'moth' is found in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for mammoth that I've seen before include "Large extinct elephant" , "Extinct woolly creature" , "Huge" , "Large extinct beast" , "Immense" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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