Cryptic crossword clue
More crazy to drop initial promise — end of story 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word AFTERWORD

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The straight part
We know that "end of story" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case end of story = afterword.
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 AFTERWORD mean?

AFTERWORD noun
  1. An epilogue.
  2. (of a letter) a postscript.
  3. (to a book) an appendix.

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