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Fewer at sea follow coast (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

freewheel

'coast' is the definition.
(I know that freewheel is a kind of coast)

'fewer at sea follow' is the wordplay.
'at sea' indicates anagramming the letters.
'follow' becomes 'heel' (heeling is a kind of following).
'fewer' anagrammed gives 'freew'.
'freew'+'heel'='FREEWHEEL'

(Other definitions for freewheel that I've seen before include "Move (by bicycle) without pedalling" , "Roll along in neutral gear, be unrestrained" , "The cyclist may" , "powerless to move" , "Coast (on a bicycle) without pedalling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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