They fall behind others (8)

I believe the answer is:

laggards

(Other definitions for laggards that I've seen before include "Dawdlers" , "They make slow progress and fall behind others" , "They tend to fall behind" , "Slow people; glad rags (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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