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Writer’s following lecturers up-to-date (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

readership

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(Other definitions for readership that I've seen before include "Buyers of the Times" , "university post" , "The following author has" , "All who see papers" , "academic position" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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