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Daisy with knight behind (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astern

'behind' is the definition.
(at the back or behind of a ship)

'daisy with knight' is the wordplay.
'daisy' becomes 'aster' (I've seen this before).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'knight' becomes 'n' (chess abbreviation).
'aster'+'n'='ASTERN'

(Other definitions for astern that I've seen before include "The wake is" , "State of S central US" , "following behind vessel" , "Abaft" , "Towards back of boat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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