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Man following us back for sweet (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sugary

'for sweet' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'man following us back' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'gary' ().
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'us' back-to-front is 'su'.
'gary' put after 'su' is 'SUGARY'.

(Other definitions for sugary that I've seen before include "Sweet, perhaps too much so" , "Excessively sweet or saccharine" , "Excessively sentimental" , "Sweet, syrupy" , "Over-sentimental" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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