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Other things develop late (2,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

et al

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'other things' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'develop late' is the wordplay.
'develop' indicates an anagram.
'late' is an anagram of 'ET AL'.

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(Other definitions for et al that I've seen before include "'And others, to the old Romans (2,2)'" , "And the rest (Lat. abbr.)" , "And others (abbrev.)" , "And the rest, to the old Romans" , "Latin notation meaning and others" .)

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