I followed Dad’s public transport for the sliced beef (8)
I believe the answer is:
pastrami
'the sliced beef' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'i followed dad's public transport' is the wordplay.
'followed' says to put letters next to each other.
'dad's' becomes 'pa's' (both can mean one's father).
'public transport' becomes 'tram' (type of public transport).
'pas'+'tram'='pastram'
'i' after 'pastram' is 'PASTRAMI'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for pastrami that I've seen before include "beef dish" , "Tapered tuck; missile" , "Seasoned dish" , "Smoked, highly-seasoned cut of beef" , "Highly seasoned cut of smoked beef" .)