Come to a sad conclusion (3,2,5)
I believe the answer is:
end in tears
'come' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'a sad conclusion' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'conclusion' could be 'end' (something's conclusion is its end) and 'end' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'inters' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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