The Clue
Brought up the rear (7 letter answer)
The Answer
TRAILED
Tags
Notes
The answer TRAILED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Followed
Shadowed
Straggled
Finished second
Definition
TRAIL as a verb:
1. (drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind) = to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
2. (chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track) = go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
3. (trail, shack) = move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"
4. hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
5. (trail, train) = drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"