What is the length of the intercept made by the parabola ${ y }^{ 2 }=4x$ on the line $x+y=3$?

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I did not understand what is meant by length of intercept? Isn't intercept the point where the line cuts the axis? How can a point have a length? The answer given for length of intercept is $8\sqrt { 2 } $