Ear setting (5)

I believe the answer is:

stalk

(Other definitions for stalk that I've seen before include "Follow sneakily" , "Follow prey stealthily" , "Shadow" , "Stem; follow" , "Stem; pursue stealthily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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