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Execute second lag (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hang back

'lag' is the definition.
(hanging back is a kind of lagging)

'execute second' is the wordplay.
'execute' becomes 'hang' (hanging is a kind of executing).
'second' becomes 'back' (to second a motion is to back it).
'hang'+'back'='HANG BACK'

(Other definitions for hang back that I've seen before include "Get behind" , "Remain behind" , "Show reluctance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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