What does the cryptic crossword clue "Elegist covering very short distance gets award (6)" mean?

The definition is "award". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). MM (synonym="abbreviation for millimetre = a very short distance") in GRAY (synonym="poet Thomas Gray, author of Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard , sometimes called simply Gray’s Elegy") = GRAMMY; definition: "award" The answer is GRAMMY.

Elegist covering very short distance gets award (6)

Independent Cryptic #11675 | 21 Down | 2024-03-12 flower

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