Crossword Genius

A measure that's backward (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aft

'backward' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a measure' is the wordplay.
'measure' becomes 'ft' (ft is a kind of measure).
'a'+'ft'='AFT'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for aft that I've seen before include "Near the rear (of ship)" , "near the tail" , "Toward's a ship's stern" , "towards the end" , "At the back of a ship" .)

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