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Terribly fat behind (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aft

'behind' is the definition.
(aft means towards or at the end of a ship)

'terribly fat' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates an anagram.
'fat' anagrammed gives 'AFT'.

(Other definitions for aft that I've seen before include "At the back at sea" , "Towards the stern of a boat" , "At the back of a ship" , "Farther back on board" , "near the tail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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