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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
watching brief

▶noun

1 an interest in a proceeding in which one is not directly concerned.

2 Law, Brit. a brief held by a barrister to follow a case on behalf of a client who is not directly involved.

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