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Following trendy model from Oscar week (2,3)

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I believe the answer is:

in tow

'following' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'trendy model from oscar week' is the wordplay.
'trendy' becomes 'in'.
'model' becomes 't' (Ford Model T car).
'from' says to put letters next to each other.
'oscar' becomes 'O' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'week' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'in'+'t'+'o'+'w'='IN TOW'

(Other definitions for in tow that I've seen before include "being pulled along" , "Following as companion" , "Along for the ride" , "getting carried along" , "companion on journey" .)

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