When in Spectator Mode, you must right click on a mob or other player in order to spectate it. This is consistent with the default "Use Item/Place Block" control, but for those who change this keybind to something else for any reason (accessibility, personal preference, etc.), they must still right click the entity in order to spectate it.
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