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Daughter of man worried about followers (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fandom

'followers' is the definition.
(fandom is a kind of followers)

'daughter of man worried' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'worried' indicates an anagram (worry can mean to interfere with or disturb).
'd'+'of'+'man'='dofman'
'dofman' anagrammed gives 'FANDOM'.

'about' is the link.

(Other definitions for fandom that I've seen before include "Devotees, collectively" , "enthusiasm" , "Supporters generally" , "devotion" , "body of supporters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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