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Some craft can drift a long way! (3)

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far

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'a long way' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'some craft can' is the wordplay.
'some' says to take the centre.
'can' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'canned' mean this (canned can mean drunk)).
The central letters of 'craft' are 'raf'.
'raf' is an anagram of 'FAR'.

'drift' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for far that I've seen before include "Distant" , "Remote" , "A long, long way to go" , "At a great distance way" , "Very much" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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