Towards the stern of a ship (5)
I believe the answer is:
abaft
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">towards the stern of a ship</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abaft that I've seen before include "(Nautically) behind" , "Astern, at sea" , "nearer the stern" , "behind at sea" , "Towards the back (naut.)" .)