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Show yourself to have a heart, perhaps, and emulate (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

follow suit

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'emulate' is the definition.
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'show yourself to have a heart perhaps' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'heart' could be 'suit' and 'suit' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'follow' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for follow suit that I've seen before include "Do the same as someone else" , "in due course" , "Be guided by corporation man" , "Play another club, perhaps" , "Do as others do" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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