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Backward enough to be bottom? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

behind

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'bottom?' is the definition.
(I know that bottom can be written as behind)

'backward enough to be' is the wordplay.
'backward enough' becomes 'hind' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'hind' put after 'be' is 'BEHIND'.

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(Other definitions for behind that I've seen before include "Astern" , "Not in front" , "bum" , "Running late" , "Taking place in secret" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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