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Concluding event strong, considering everything is a little lacking (5)

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I believe the answer is:

final

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'concluding' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'everything is a little lacking' is the wordplay.
'everything' becomes 'fin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'little' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'lacking' is 'l'.
'fin'+'a'+'l'='FINAL'

'event strong considering' is the link.
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(Other definitions for final that I've seen before include "Last in a series of games or contests" , "Coming at the end" , "The last exam or leg of competition" , "Conclusive" , "Last, ultimate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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