Followed the outline of (6)

I believe the answer is:

traced

(Other definitions for traced that I've seen before include "Copied; outlined" , "Detected" , "Discovered by examining pieces of evidence" , "Copied by drawing on a transparent sheet placed on top" , "Copied by following the lines of a drawing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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