One millionth of a metre (6)
I believe the answer is:
micron
'one millionth of a metre' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for micron that I've seen before include "Micrometre" , "One millionth of 1 metre" , "hardly any length" , "Small length" , "One-millionth of a metre" .)