Lateness (9)

I believe the answer is:

tardiness

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

This is the entire clue.

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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