Give away its final twist, say (5)

I believe the answer is:

spoil

(Other definitions for spoil that I've seen before include "Be too nice to - strip" , "decompose" , "Earth from excavation" , "Impair" , "Treat overindulgently" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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