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I would be the last to find myself here (2,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in the rear

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'last to find myself here' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'i would be the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'i' could be 'a' and 'a' is located in the answer.
'be the' could be 'the' and 'the' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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