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Kind of people who follow the herd (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nomadic

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'kind of people who follow the herd' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for nomadic that I've seen before include "Given to wandering like travellers or Bedouins" , "Not settling" , "constantly moving" , "Perhaps unsettling" , "Of no fixed abode" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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