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Following brothers in a fairytale career? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grimm

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This could be a double definition.

'following' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'brothers in a fairytale career?' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for grimm that I've seen before include "Old yarn collector" , "Folk-tale brothers' name" , "Jacob and Wilhelm -, German folklorists" , "Fairy-tale author brothers" , "Fairy-tale-collection brothers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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