Arrive following published result (7)
I believe the answer is:
outcome
'result' is the definition.
('outcome' can be a synonym of 'result')
'arrive following published' is the wordplay.
'arrive' becomes 'come' (coming is a kind of arriving**).
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'published' becomes 'out' (I've seen this in other clues).
'come' after 'out' is 'OUTCOME'.
(Other definitions for outcome that I've seen before include "'Result, upshot (7)'" , "End result" , "consequences" , "Cute moo (anag.)" , "Consequence, upshot" .)