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Follow-up question stops evasive character pursuing point (6)

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sequel

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'follow-up' is the definition.
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'question stops evasive character pursuing point' is the wordplay.
'question' becomes 'qu' (abbreviation).
'stops' indicates putting letters inside (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'evasive character' becomes 'eel' (I have seen 'Slippery character ' mean 'eel' so perhaps 'character' could also mean 'eel'. I am not sure about the 'evasive' bit.).
'pursuing' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'point' becomes 's' (South).
'qu' put into 'eel' is 'equel'.
'equel' put after 's' is 'SEQUEL'.

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(Other definitions for sequel that I've seen before include "Following film" , "Book etc. continuing story" , "Continuation of an earlier story" , "Follow-on story" , "Programme or work following on from another" .)

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