Straggle (5)
I believe the answer is:
trail
'straggle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for trail that I've seen before include "Get behind" , "Rough track blazed through wild or hilly country" , "Mark left where something has passed - follow it" , "Be drawn belong behind" , "Beaten path through the countryside" .)