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After a main course, something to follow? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

recipe

'follow?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for recipe that I've seen before include "Food method" , "Directions for cooking a dish" , "Ingredient list" , "Cook's formula" , "Directions for cooking the turkey e.g." .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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