The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 letter word TAIL END
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TAIL END
- Last part: nurse about to suffer
- Posterior trouble, see nurse about it
- Last part of dental treatment: one filling
- Asian without aspiration to give money back
- The last section to have a complaint in mind
- Take care of fencing trouble — back part only
- Story recounted to completion in Charlie’s place?
- Rump parliament’s ultimate disastrous denial
- This oddly covers a loan for the final part
- The final part of story spoken in French by Penny
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Last part" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case last part = tail end.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TAIL END mean?
TAIL END noun- The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
- The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.