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Ends by making a few small points and trails off, perhaps. (8)

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ellipsis

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(Other definitions for ellipsis that I've seen before include "Omission of words (gram.)" , "dotty row" , "Omission of parts of words, in poetry say" , "Omission of words from speech or writing" , "Set of three dots in a text indicating an omission" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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