In the wings, eg (8)

I believe the answer is:

offstage

(Other definitions for offstage that I've seen before include "Behind-the-scenes" , "out of sight of house" , "No longer acting" , "Not visible to the audience" , "behind the scenes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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