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Rolling grass shows way to be followed (3)

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I believe the answer is:

tao

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'way to be followed' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'rolling grass' is the wordplay.
'rolling' is a reversal indicator.
'grass' becomes 'oat' (oat is a type of grass).
'oat' in reverse letter order is 'TAO'.

'shows' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tao that I've seen before include "Source of existence (Chinese)" , "true path" , "Element of Chinese philosophy" , "In China, code of behaviour in harmony with natural order" , "religious way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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