Toward the tail of the plane Crossword Clue

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Toward the tail of the plane Crossword Answer

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(adverb)
1. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
(adjective)
1. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TAIL (noun)
1. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
2. the rear part of a ship
TAIL (verb)
1. go after with the intent to catch
2. remove or shorten the tail of an animal
PLANE (noun)
1. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
2. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
PLANE (verb)
1. travel on the surface of water
2. cut or remove with or as if with a plane
PLANE (adjective)
1. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

Hint 3: Anagram

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FAT

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