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Detectives follow them (5)

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I believe the answer is:

leads

'detectives follow them' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for leads that I've seen before include "Takes initiative" , "Directs" , "stars" , "Actors who play principal roles" , "Guides; wires" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, the Family Time, the L.A. Times Daily and The Wall Street Journal.
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