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Raising dead besides others (2,2)

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I believe the answer is:

et al

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'besides others' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'raising dead' is the wordplay.
'raising' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'dead' becomes 'late' (similar in meaning).
'late' written backwards gives 'ET AL'.

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(Other definitions for et al that I've seen before include "along with others" , "And the rest (Lat. abbr.)" , "And others (abbrev.)" , "'And others, to the old Romans (2,2)'" , "Latin notation - late for others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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