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Curse a boring song, Sinatra's finale (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anathema

'curse' is the definition.
(anathema is a kind of curse)

'a boring song sinatra's finale' is the wordplay.
'boring' indicates putting letters inside (some letters must 'bore' a hole into other letters).
'song' becomes 'anthem' (anthem is a kind of song**).
'finale' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'sinatra' is 'a'.
'a' going into 'anthem' is 'anathem'.
'anathem'+'a'='ANATHEMA'

(Other definitions for anathema that I've seen before include "Abomination, bugbear" , "Bete noire" , "Accursed by the Church" , "One detested, cursed" , "Something hated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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