Distance units on a football field, briefly Crossword Clue

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DISTANCE (verb)
1. go far ahead of
2. keep at a distance
DISTANCE (noun)
1. size of the gap between two places
2. the interval between two times
FOOTBALL (noun)
1. any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other’s goal
2. the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football

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