Walks erratically in space (5)

I believe the answer is:

paces

'walks' is the definition.
(pacing is a kind of walking)

'erratically in space' is the wordplay.
'erratically' indicates anagramming the letters.
'space' anagrammed gives 'PACES'.

(Other definitions for paces that I've seen before include "Single steps" , "Steps or strides" , "Space for steps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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