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Surviving crew no longer appearing to be getting on (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aging

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'be getting on' is the definition.
(get on can mean to get older)

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(Other definitions for aging that I've seen before include "Getting older" , "in decline" , "Growing older" , "development" , "Becoming more grown-up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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