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Nope, "you" can be 2nd person plural on its own. You can refer to a group of people as just "you"
For example, imagine a security guard saying to a group of shoppers "everybody listen up, you need to leave the store". You might use "you all" but it's not grammatically necessary, it just adds specificity.
Looks like all y’all ‘s confused
When you really need to make sure everyone knows you're speaking to them.