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16d. Excellent gripping conclusion of war film, one showing end of hostilities (9) - ARMISTICE (End of hostilities)

No matter how I parse this I always seem to have letters left over.

After (wa)R + (fil)M being 'gripped' by Excellent, I'm left with either STICE or STI, depending on whether Excellent is AI or ACE - where am i going wrong?

Excellent is ace
Conclusion of war is r
Film is mist
one is i
Armistice

Brilliant, thanks Rusty.

R end of waR inside ace(excellent) + mist 9film) inside there too

Glad to help, Brendan!

ace - excellent
(wa)r
mist- film
i-one

Thanks Elle, thanks Xwordfan.