Follow heads in Egypt now summing up economy (5)

I believe the answer is:

ensue

'follow' is the definition.
(ensue can mean to follow or happen as a result)

'heads in egypt now summing up economy' is the wordplay.
'heads in' suggests taking the first letters (I've seen 'head in' mean this).
The initial letters of 'egypt now summing up economy' is 'ENSUE'.

(Other definitions for ensue that I've seen before include "Transpire" , "Cultivate plants/vegetables" , "Occur afterwards" , "Follow as a consequence" , "Turn out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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