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Favourites look furtively back to see what marching band must do? (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

keep step

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'see what marching band must do?' is the definition.
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'favourites look furtively back' is the wordplay.
'favourites' becomes 'pets' ('pet' can be a synonym of 'favourite').
'look furtively' becomes 'peek' (I've seen this in another clue).
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'pets'+'peek'='petspeek'
'petspeek' back-to-front is 'KEEP STEP'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for keep step that I've seen before include "maintain conformity" , "conform" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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