Rhymes in reverse (9)
I believe the answer is:
backtrack
'reverse' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for backtrack that I've seen before include "Return, retract" , "Retrace one's steps" , "Reverse one's decision" , "Climb down" , "Reverse (opinion)" .)