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Observe as they bring up all-powerful entity who monitors everything they do (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

watchdog

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'they do' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'observe as they bring up all-powerful entity who monitors everything' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'observe' could be 'watch' (synonyms) and 'watch' is located in the answer.
'entity' could be 'dog' (dog is a kind of entity) and 'dog' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for watchdog that I've seen before include "Heroic poem" , "Canine guard" , "protector" , "TV consumer programme" , "Person or canine acting as guardian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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