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Bring up? It’s brought up by the laggardly (4)

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rear

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'bring up?' is the definition.
(as in rearing children)

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(Other definitions for rear that I've seen before include "early, long before now" , "Hind part" , "Rump" , "Foster" , "Buttocks - rise up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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