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Avoid unmistakeable following of ox (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steer clear

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'avoid' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'unmistakeable following of ox' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'ox' could be 'steer' (castrated ox) and 'steer' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'clear' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for steer clear that I've seen before include "Give a wide berth" , "Avoid" .)

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