The Clue
It has an expiration date (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OBIT
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Notes
The answer OBIT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
Related Clues
A biog. sketch
Death notice
Departure info?
End notes?
End piece?
Final copy
Final notice
Item in a daily
Last writes?
"Late" item
Life preserver?
Life sentences?
Life story
"In memoriam" item
News item
News notice
Newspaper item
Newspaper notice
Parting words?
Passing mention?
Passing notice
Passing piece
R.I.P. item
R.I.P. notice
Solemn column
Certain biog. sketch
Life after death?
News item for a scrapbook
News item, for short
Sad news item
Sad news, for short
Short postmortem biog.
Words of remembrance, briefly
Back-of-paper news item
Black-bordered news item
News item of passing concern?
Sad news item: Abbr.
Sad news item, for short
Article that may list survivors, in brief
News item often written in advance
Something of yours you'll never see
Definition
OBIT as a noun:
1. (obituary, obit, necrology) = a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography