Second arrivals: gather each in skips (13)

I believe the answer is:

reappearances

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'second arrivals gather each in skips' is the definition.
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'second arrivals' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 're' (prefix meaning second in eg review, re-education).
'arrivals' becomes 'appearances' (appearance is a kind of arrival).
're'+'appearances'='REAPPEARANCES'

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