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Look to follow Ofwat, say

Ross

I believe the answer is:

watchdog

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'ofwat say' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'look to follow' is the wordplay.
'look to' becomes 'watch' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'follow' becomes 'dog' (I've seen this before).
'watch'+'dog'='WATCHDOG'

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(Other definitions for watchdog that I've seen before include "Monitoring body" , "protector" , "Canine guard" , "Animal guard" , "Guardian (pet, official)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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