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Life after death? (8)

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obituary

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(Other definitions for obituary that I've seen before include "Brief published biography of recently deceased person" , "Announcement of death with short biography" , "Brief newspaper account of life of someone recently dead" , "Death notice with biographical account" , "Brief newspaper account of deceased person's life" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish Times.
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