The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DISCIPLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DISCIPLE
- Good behaviour missing in pupil
- Believer in circle with one short prayer
- Believer in training, not at home
- One of the following?
- Devotee putting impulses regularly on record
- Record collection one lifted for fan
- Follower‘s record that is holding another back
- One who followed a heavenly star?
- Record pile should be organised, one believes
- Pass securing science place for some teacher’s student
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The straight part
We know that "follower" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case follower = disciple.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DISCIPLE mean?
DISCIPLE noun- A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
- An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.
- A wretched, miserable-looking man.
- To convert (a person) into a disciple.
- To train, educate, teach.