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Help following Mark's servant (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maid

'servant' is the definition.
(maid is a kind of servant)

'help following mark's' is the wordplay.
'help' becomes 'aid' ('aid' can be a synonym of 'help').
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'mark' becomes 'm'.
'aid' put after 'm' is 'MAID'.

(Other definitions for maid that I've seen before include "One in service" , "employee" , "Serving girl" , "Young woman - servant" , "daughter?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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