The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 7 letter word REMOTE CONTROL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result REMOTE CONTROL
- What signals set unapproachable limit?
- Facility leaving armchair viewer unmoved?
- Distant management unlikely to check supplies
- Run after distant TV director?
- Small charge for zapper
- Out-of-the-way direction taken by channel-hopper
- Erm…loco to rent, re-engineered to give means of reaching different stations
- Gizmo needs electron motor reset
- For cutting off ‘Strictly’, perhaps one should be taken in hand
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The straight part
We know that "Distant management" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case distant management = remote control.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.