Intense, paces about, a long way away (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

deep space

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'a long way away' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'intense paces about' is the wordplay.
'intense' becomes 'deep' (associated in meaning).
'about' indicates an anagram.
'paces' with letters rearranged gives 'space'.
'deep'+'space'='DEEP SPACE'

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(Other definitions for deep space that I've seen before include "Region beyond our atmosphere" , "even devoid of 12 [THIN AIR]" , "void" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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