Not far from following a private hobby (5,7)
I believe the answer is:
close pursuit
'not far' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'following a private hobby' is the wordplay.
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'a private' becomes 'close' (close can mean private or intimate).
'hobby' becomes 'pursuit' (I've seen this before).
'close' next to 'pursuit' is 'CLOSE PURSUIT'.
'from' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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