The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 6 letter word PHOTO FINISH
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PHOTO FINISH
- Still to determine its outcome?
- This still gets used by race officials
- Quietly getting shot of horse in one?
- Climax that’s close, if in posh hot pants
- Start to place leading horse? With this, initially too tricky to reach conclusion
- Something requiring a snap decision
- Sporting moment captured in glossy perhaps?
- End of exciting race, still perfect
- Snap decision at end of race?
- Close-run thing featured in glossy, perhaps?
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The straight part
We know that "Snap decision at end of race" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case snap decision at end of race = photo finish.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.