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Demand fellows, leaving out first of them, to follow (6)

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I believe the answer is:

entail

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'demand' is the definition.
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'to follow' is the wordplay.
'to' becomes 'en' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'follow' becomes 'tail' (both can mean to chase or pursue).
'en'+'tail'='ENTAIL'

'fellows leaving out first of them' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for entail that I've seen before include "Inalienable estate" , "Have as a logical consequence" , "Need" , "Bring on an inevitable consequence" , "Involve or make necessary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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