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Follows society's discussions (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stalks

'follows' is the definition.
(stalk is a kind of follow)

'society's discussions' is the wordplay.
'society' becomes 's' (common abbreviation in names of organisations).
'discussions' becomes 'talks' (talk is a kind of discussion).
's'+'talks'='STALKS'

(Other definitions for stalks that I've seen before include "They support plants" , "Hunts" , "Follows stealthily with evil intent" , "Pursues stealthily, game or person" , "Shadows with plant stems" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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