The closing shot (4,7)

I believe the answer is:

last attempt

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'closing shot' is the wordplay.
'closing' becomes 'last' (similar in meaning).
'shot' becomes 'attempt' (shot can mean an attempt).
'last'+'attempt'='LAST ATTEMPT'

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