Providing care and keeping an eye on later (7,5)

I believe the answer is:

looking after

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'providing care and' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'an eye on later' is the wordplay.
'an eye on' becomes 'looking' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'later' becomes 'after' (I've seen this in another clue).
'looking'+'after'='LOOKING AFTER'

'keeping' is the link.

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