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Handset, far away (6)

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remote

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(Other definitions for remote that I've seen before include "Very far away like meteor" , "Distant (from civilisation?)" , "Cold" , "'Distant, out-of-the-way (6)'" , "Distant like meteor (6)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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