In the end, there can be no huntin' or shootin'! (6)
I believe the answer is:
finish
'in' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'end there can be no huntin' or shootin'' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'end' could be 'finis' (I've seen this before) and 'finis' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'h' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for finish that I've seen before include "surface texture" , "Refinement in social graces" , "Bring to an close" , "End or terminus" , "Deal with" .)