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As a pupil, you will follow a certain direction (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eye

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'follow a certain direction' is the definition.
'eye' can be an answer for 'follow' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'a certain direction' bit.

'as a pupil you' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'you' could be 'ye' (historical version of 'you') and 'ye' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'will' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for eye that I've seen before include "Perception" , "study" , "Aim for" , "'Public' or 'private' body part" , "Body organ" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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