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Follower absorbed in a system of rules (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

discipline

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'a system of rules' is the definition.
(I know that discipline is a type of system)

'follower absorbed in' is the wordplay.
'follower' becomes 'disciple' (disciple is a kind of follower).
'absorbed' becomes 'in' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'disciple' placed around 'in' is 'DISCIPLINE'.

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(Other definitions for discipline that I've seen before include "Correct" , "Training designed to engender self-control" , "Branch of knowledge; punish" , "Punishment" , "Correction" .)

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