Caught on ship smuggling cocaine and heroin? It settles the matter conclusively (8)

I believe the answer is:

clincher

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(Other definitions for clincher that I've seen before include "Something settling a matter conclusively" , "Decisive argument" , "Something decisive" , "Argument-settling fact" , "Decisive factor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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