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And the rest came back after hours (2,2)

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I believe the answer is:

et al

'and the rest' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'came back after hours' is the wordplay.
'came back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'after hours' becomes 'late' (during late hours).
'late' written backwards gives 'ET AL'.

(Other definitions for et al that I've seen before include "and everyone else)" , "Latin notation meaning and others" , "Latin abbreviation meaning 'and others'" , "And the rest, to the old Romans" , "... and other people (or things) (abbr)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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