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Something final to any buffoon (4)

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I believe the answer is:

zany

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'buffoon' is the definition.
(I know that zany is a type of buffoon)

'something final to any' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'to any' could be 'any' and 'any' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'z' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for zany that I've seen before include "Screwball" , "Central African river" , "Clownish; wacky" , "Amusingly idiosyncratic" , "Left-field - foolish" .)

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