Persistently pursue (5)

I believe the answer is:

hound

(Other definitions for hound that I've seen before include "despicable person" , "Harry" , "Sir Hugo's killer on Dartmoor" , "despicable creature" , "Chase after" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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