Red Devil close to jumping a little later (5)
I believe the answer is:
rouge
'red' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'devil close to jumping a little later' is the wordplay.
'devil close' becomes 'rou' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to' says to put letters next to each other.
'later' suggests the final letters (I've seen 'latest' mean this).
The final letters of 'jumping little' are 'ge'.
'rou'+'ge'='ROUGE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rouge that I've seen before include "struggle at Eton" , "Cosmetic powder" , "Cheek powder" , "Red make-up" , "Powder for the cheeks" .)