Not as distant (6)
I believe the answer is:
nearer
'not as distant' is the definition.
('near' can be the opposite of 'distant' so perhaps 'nearer' is reasonable for 'not as distant')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for nearer that I've seen before include "Less remote" , "Closer, not so far" , "Existing from birth" , "Closer - my God to Thee?" , "More proximate" .)