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Being behind, rise, stand another way (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tardiness

'being behind' is the definition.

'rise stand another way' is the wordplay.
'another way' is an anagram indicator.
'rise'+'stand'='risestand'
'risestand' is an anagram of 'TARDINESS'.

(Other definitions for tardiness that I've seen before include "Unpunctuality" , "being a little late" , "Being behind quality" , "Becoming late" , "Habit of being late" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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