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It may end with explosion (8)

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I believe the answer is:

dynamite

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'it may end with explosion' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'it may end with explosion' is the wordplay.
'with explosion' indicates anagramming the letters.
'it'+'may'+'end'='itmayend'
'itmayend' is an anagram of 'DYNAMITE'.

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(Other definitions for dynamite that I've seen before include "Dainty me could be explosive" , "Fantastic" , "Spectacular (or dangerous) person (or thing)" , "Powerful explosive" , "Jelly" .)

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