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Books turned up in seconds, one after the other (4-2-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

back-to-back

'one after the other' is the definition.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Another definition for back-to-back that I've seen is " Consecutive (informal)".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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