Is trooper on manoeuvres bringing up the rear? (9)
I believe the answer is:
posterior
'the rear?' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'is trooper on manoeuvres' is the wordplay.
'on manoeuvres' indicates an anagram (the letters manoeuvre into a new form).
'is'+'trooper'='istrooper'
'istrooper' with letters rearranged gives 'POSTERIOR'.
'bringing up' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. 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" .)