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Bobby still with fellow also going north (8)

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flatfoot

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'bobby' is the definition.
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'still with fellow also going north' is the wordplay.
'still with' becomes 'flat' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'fellow' becomes 'F' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'also' becomes 'too' (synonyms).
'going north' is a reversal indicator.
'too' in reverse letter order is 'oot'.
'flat'+'f'+'oot'='FLATFOOT'

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(Other definitions for flatfoot that I've seen before include "One used to beat" , "Old policeman on the beat - tough walking" , "old copper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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