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Demanding back… (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stern

This clue is a double definition.

'demanding' is the first definition.
(similar in meaning)

'back' is the second definition.
(stern means the back of a boat)

(Other definitions for stern that I've seen before include "Severe, demanding" , "Severe in the rear of the ship?" , "Forbidding in aspect" , "Rigid" , "Unsmiling" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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