Came to the point, perhaps (7)

I believe the answer is:

tapered

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'came to the point' is the definition.
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I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for tapered that I've seen before include "came to the point" , "Narrowing towards one end" , "Narrowed by red tape" , "Became gradually narrower as candle may" , "Getting smaller towards the end" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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