The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CENTIMETRE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CENTIMETRE
- Measure heart, taking time
- Short distance from stretch in middle
- Length of time in the middle
- Heart-breaking period in a small measure
- Getting measure of adolescent I met recently?
- Measure bringing age into focus
- Measure heart-breaking period?
- Short distance putting fourth dimension in focus
- Measure beat in heart
- Measure bit in middle
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The straight part
We know that "Short distance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case short distance = centimetre.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 CENTIMETRE mean?
CENTIMETRE noun- An SI unit of length equal to 10-2 metres. Symbol: cm