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Fellows peel off after sign a shark's come close (6)

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finale

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'close' is the definition.
(I know that finale is a type of close)

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(Other definitions for finale that I've seen before include "Conclusion of a performance" , "Last section of a musical composition" , "Last act, movement" , "Closing part of an entertainment" , "Climax, end" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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