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Hunter needs gun to follow game (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nimrod

'hunter' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'gun to follow game' is the wordplay.
'gun' becomes 'rod' (rod is a kind of gun).
'to follow' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'game' becomes 'nim' (I've seen this before).
'rod' after 'nim' is 'NIMROD'.

'needs' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nimrod that I've seen before include "Antarctic summit" , "Best-known of Elgar's Enigma Variations" , "'Mighty Biblical ruler, builder of the Tower of Babel (6)'" , "Mighty hunter of Genesis" , "Biblical hunter - aircraft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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