The phrase "a clear distance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a noticeable or easily perceived gap or separation between two points or objects.
Example: "From the top of the hill, we could see a clear distance between the two towns."
Alternatives: "a noticeable distance" or "an obvious distance".
Burnham's immigration intervention puts a clear distance on the issue between himself and his party leader.
There's a clear distance in people's minds to those providing guns to government and those providing automatic weapons to individuals.
Most importantly, the series is putting a clear distance between itself and its rival, Divergent, which Lionsgate was surely banking on to replace its Hunger Games cash cow.
Eventually Rahman forced his way on to the list after taking legal action and won the candidate selection ballot by a clear distance.
Whereas Chomsky maintained a clear distance between his work in linguistics and his interest in politics, Pinker has in a sense tried to bridge the gap, bringing together recondite academic research and larger social issues in lively and accessible prose.
With "Mother," Ms. Maines puts a clear distance between herself and the buoyant, bluegrassy songs that made the Dixie Chicks far and away the best-selling female group in country music.
The holes are located either centred beneath the bearing plate or with a horizontal clear distance to the near edge of the bearing plate.
The holes are located either centred above the bearing plates or with a horizontal clear distance to the near edge of the bearing plates.
The web holes are located at the mid-depth of the sections, with a horizontal clear distance of the web holes to the near edge of the bearing plate.
All slabs were prismatic, rectangular in cross-section and nominally 2000 mm long, 1000 mm width, and 100 mm thickness with a clear span (distance between supports) of 1200 mm and the overhang length is 700 mm.
All slabs were prismatic, rectangular in cross-section and nominally 2000 mm long × 1000 mm width × 100 mm thickness with a clear span (distance between supports) of 1200 mm and a cantilever 700 mm long.
