The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FOLLOW
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FOLLOW
- Touring lochs, picked up something from dog track
- Young horse scratching a short tail
- Keep up with dog
- Flock of sheep almost subdued dog
- One won’t be the first to do it
- Look into predator’s northbound trail
- Almost achieve backing to pen old Western sequel
- Support cricket side being put in again
- Further monitoring of hit-maker’s next record
- Don’t be the first, but succeed
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The straight part
We know that "One won’t be the first to do it" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one won’t be the first to do it = follow.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does FOLLOW mean?
FOLLOW noun- (sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
- The act of following another user's online activity.
- To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
- To go or come after in a sequence.
- To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
- To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
- To understand, to pay attention to.
- To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
- To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
- To be a logical consequence of something.
- To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.