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Seen staggering round the bend so as to follow (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ensue

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'to follow' is the definition.
(ensue can mean to follow or happen as a result)

'seen staggering round the bend' is the wordplay.
'staggering' is an anagram indicator (letters stagger around).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'the bend' becomes 'U' (a U-bend is a kind of bend - pipe under sink).
'seen' is an anagram of 'ense'.
'ense' enclosing 'u' is 'ENSUE'.

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(Other definitions for ensue that I've seen before include "Leading directly to" , "Occur afterwards" , "Come next" , "succeed" , "Happen afterwards as a result" .)

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