Might mean (unverified): Monitor carefully and continuously.
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  1. keep a close watch: Merriam-Webster
  2. keep a close watch: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (keep a close watch)

verb:  (idiomatic) to pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.

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