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Look at and follow monitor (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

watchdog

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

'look at and follow' is the wordplay.
'look at' becomes 'watch' (I've seen this before).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'follow' becomes 'dog' (I've seen this before).
'watch'+'dog'='WATCHDOG'

(Other definitions for watchdog that I've seen before include "Heroic poem" , "Monitoring organisation" , "Canine guard" , "protector" , "Kind of guardian, maybe canine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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