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Row concerning sex from behind? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tier

'row' is the definition.
(a tier is a row of things)

'concerning sex from behind?' is the wordplay.
'concerning' becomes 're' (both can mean on a particular topic).
'sex' becomes 'it' (common euphemism).
'from behind?' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'from behind' mean this).
're'+'it'='reit'
'reit' in reverse letter order is 'TIER'.

(Other definitions for tier that I've seen before include "Storey" , "Hierarchical level" , "band" , "range" , "Person joining" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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