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Aim to have a gin cocktail in conclusion (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ending

'conclusion' is the definition.
(I know that conclusion can be written as ending)

'aim to have a gin cocktail' is the wordplay.
'aim' becomes 'end' (both can mean a goal or purpose).
'to have' says to put letters next to each other.
'cocktail' indicates anagramming the letters.
'gin' anagrammed gives 'ing'.
'end'+'ing'='ENDING'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ending that I've seen before include "Coda" , "Gin den (anag.)" , "Climax" , "Close - conclusion" , "terminal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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