Pursued doggedly (7)

I believe the answer is:

hounded

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'pursued doggedly' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
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(Other definitions for hounded that I've seen before include "Dogged" , "harassed" , "Badgered" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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