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One who experiences the Second Coming (6-2)

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I believe the answer is:

runner-up

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'second coming' is the definition.
'runner up' can be an answer for 'second' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'coming' bit.

'one who experiences the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'un' (northern English dialect form of 'one') and 'un' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for runner-up that I've seen before include "Second-best" , "He finishes second in a competition" , "One who is second in a race" , "One nearly winning" , "Second-placed contestant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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