Hound, or part of a hound (4)

I believe the answer is:

tail

(Other definitions for tail that I've seen before include "Private investigator" , "Queue" , "Dog - end" , "Elongated posterior part of an animal" , "Hindmost part" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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