Way off in the distance (4)
I believe the answer is:
afar
'way off in the distance' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for afar that I've seen before include "At a distance (literary)" , "from baseline to baseline?" , "Inhabitant of Ethiopia" , "Distant parts" , "(From/at) a great distance" .)