Follow closely (coll.) (4)

I believe the answer is:

tail

(Other definitions for tail that I've seen before include "Dog - or part of one" , "bum" , "Rump" , "Elongated posterior part of an animal" , "Elongated appendage of an animal" .)

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

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