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Hold back and shower after all the others (8)

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I believe the answer is:

restrain

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'hold back' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'shower after all the others' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'shower' could be 'rain' (synonyms) and 'rain' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'res' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for restrain that I've seen before include "Manacle" , "Arrest - confine - subdue" , "use handcuffs?" , "Stop" , "Keep under control" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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