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He turns up after all (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

latecomer

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'he turns up after all' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for latecomer that I've seen before include "Unpunctual type o" , "one's a poor timekeeper" , "One who arrives tardily, not punctually" , "One arriving after time" , "Recent convert" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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