Related Clues:

• Wait - only to be covered in pitch
• Hang about looking black
• Delay -- something found on road and railway
• Stay longer than intended
• Lag (a recidivist primarily) imprisoned by judge
• Linger, delay
• Linger with sailor by the railway
• Remain with car caught in river
• Stay smeared with viscid substance
• Hang around, covered in pitch
• Sticky on the road? Drag one's feet
• Like pitch Jack’s seen near railway
• Linger around
• Delay generated by rodent climbing on railway
• (Old-fashioned) delay