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Ape with two nuts united with others monkeying around (7)

EM (two nuts)
ET AL (others)

Cathy Freeman, perhaps, running behind, but trying to overtake the favourite (7)

Emu - bird/woman Cathy Freeman - famous former Australian sprinter (fast running Australian bird)
Running behind - late
Def - To try and surpass a person one admires

Bird, overdue to lay egg, heads off for Maine, about to reproduce (7)

Neuter a small canine escaping to reproduce (7)

EM(asc)ULATE

Do try to keep up (7)

Double def.

Echo from one note, then another, breaking silence (7)

E [LA in MUTE]

Copy Australian bird with previous (7)

Dead bird is deceased parrot (7)

Simulate ground amulet tablet. (7)

Match rival and do something similar? (7)

Triple