Follow as a model (7)
I believe the answer is:
imitate
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">follow as a model</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for imitate that I've seen before include "Mock" , "Reproduce" , "Copy someone" , "Fake" , "Parrot" .)