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Some born together: Eliot, Eliot and Eliot? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

triplets

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'some born together' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'eliot eliot and eliot?' is the wordplay.
'eliot eliot' becomes 'triple' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'eliot?' becomes 'TS' (poet TS Eliot).
'triple'+'ts'='TRIPLETS'

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(Other definitions for triplets that I've seen before include "three children to come together" , "Splitter (anag)" , "Three born at the same time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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