The lads appear in person, sometimes (4)
I believe the answer is:
sons
'the lads' is the definition.
'appear in person sometimes' is the wordplay.
'appear in' indicates a hidden word (I've seen 'appearing in' mean this).
'SONS' is hidden within 'person sometimes'.
(Other definitions for sons that I've seen before include "DH Lawrence novel: __ and Lovers" , "Male offspring" .)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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