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After a kind of dash, Ms Barker gets result (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ensue

'result' is the definition.
(to ensue is to occur or result)

'after a kind of dash ms barker' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a kind of dash' becomes 'en' (an en dash is a dash as wide as a letter 'n').
'ms barker' becomes 'Sue' (tennis player and broadcaster Sue Barker).
'en' next to 'sue' is 'ENSUE'.

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ensue that I've seen before include "Result in a particular way" , "Transpire" , "Come about, result in" , "Follow as a consequence" , "Occur as a result (of)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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