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… and others are coming up behind (2,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

et al

'and others' is the definition.
(short for 'et alia', 'and others' in Latin)

'coming up behind' is the wordplay.
'coming up' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'behind' becomes 'late' (as in behind schedule).
'late' back-to-front is 'ET AL'.

'are' is the link.

(Other definitions for et al that I've seen before include "And the rest (Lat. abbr.)" , "Latin notation meaning and others" , "And others (abbrev.)" , "And others (abbr)" , "'And others, to the old Romans (2,2)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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