Is trooper on manoeuvres bringing up the rear? (9)
I believe the answer is:
posterior
'the rear?' is the definition.
('posterior' can be a synonym of 'rear')
'is trooper on manoeuvres' is the wordplay.
'on manoeuvres' is an anagram indicator (the letters manoeuvre into a new form).
'is'+'trooper'='istrooper'
'istrooper' with letters rearranged gives 'POSTERIOR'.
'bringing up' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for posterior that I've seen before include "later" , "Rear" , "Further back; bottom" , "Backside" , "Hindquarters" .)