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cliffhanger

 noun
     
cliff‧hang‧er [countable]
a situation in a story, film, or a competition that makes you feel very excited or nervous because you do not know what will happen or have to wait a long time to see how it will end:
Tonight's vote may be a cliffhanger.
the episode's cliffhanger ending
—cliffhanging adjective
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