The devil takes feverish hot minds at the back (8)
I believe the answer is:
hindmost
'back' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'the devil takes feverish hot minds at' is the wordplay.
'hot minds' anagrams to 'HINDMOST'.
Though, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hindmost that I've seen before include "One at the back (devil take him!)" , "Last" , "The one who is furthest behind - devil take him" , "after all the others" , "Like a tail-ender" .)