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Sending first last in the final parts (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

endings

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'the final parts' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sending first last in' is the wordplay.
'sending' becomes 'gs' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'first' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'last' becomes 'end' (I've seen this in another clue).
'end'+'in'='endin'
'gs' put after 'endin' is 'ENDINGS'.

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(Other definitions for endings that I've seen before include "Closings, terminations" , "Final parts" , "Closures" , "Finishes" , "Suffixes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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