Cryptic crossword clue
A bit flighty, earsplitting, needing distance 5-5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word LIGHT-YEARS

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What does LIGHT-YEARS mean?

LIGHT-YEARS noun
  1. A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.
  2. (only in plural) A very long way.
  3. (only in plural) A very long time.

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