"clincher" meaning in English

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          "text": "Newcastle's Dan Gosling was sent off for a foul on Russell Martin but Ba fired in to cut the deficit, before Holt nodded in the clincher.",
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          "ref": "2022 April 12, Neil Johnston, “Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:",
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        "That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm; a decisive factor."
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        "A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated."
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        "(cycling) A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated."
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        "(cycling) A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated."
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