Having switched sides, slavishly follow line (4)
I believe the answer is:
oche
'line' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oche that I've seen before include "What darts player stands behind" , "Line of 25 [ARROEWS]" , "The mark at darts" , "Dart player's mark" , "Line from which dart-players throw" .)