The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FARTHING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FARTHING
- Distant object, something of negligible value once
- Item that’s removed before old copper
- Distant object, a coin of low denomination once
- Piece of tin object in the distance
- 5/4 in Forfar? Thin gruel!
- Distant object is old copper
- Old 13’s distant object
- Old piece, item hard to make out?
- Money? Penny needs this for a bike
- Old coin, out-of-the-way object
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The straight part
We know that "Old coin" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old coin = farthing.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.
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What does FARTHING mean?
FARTHING noun- Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
- A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
- A division of land.