Edifice follows family pets (5-4)

I believe the answer is:

house-dogs

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'edifice follows' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'family pets' is the wordplay.
'family' becomes 'house' (synonyms).
'pets' becomes 'dogs' (I've seen this before).
'house'+'dogs'='HOUSE-DOGS'

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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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