Athlete coming off the bench, for short Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
2. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
(verb)
1. be a substitute

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COMING (noun)
1. the act of drawing spatially closer to something
2. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
COMING (adjective)
1. of the relatively near future
ATHLETE (noun)
1. a person trained to compete in sports

Hint 3: Anagram

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