They are utterly conclusive (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
last words
'they are utterly' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'conclusive' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'conclusive' could be 'last' (similar in meaning) and 'last' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'words' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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