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Pursued wrong detail (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tailed

'pursued' is the definition.
(tailing is a kind of pursuing)

'wrong detail' is the wordplay.
'wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'detail' anagrammed gives 'TAILED'.

(Other definitions for tailed that I've seen before include "Followed informally in detail" , "as a dog at the end" , "Followed (suspect)" , "Followed, tracked" , "Followed like rear appendage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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