Standard division of time in astronomic measurement (6)

I believe the answer is:

parsec

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(Other definitions for parsec that I've seen before include "Unit of astronomical length" , "Three+ light-years" , "vast length" , "it takes years to get this far" , "Three-and-a-bit light-years" .)

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