a game that is close until the end, a barnburner Every election in this town is a real cliff-hanger - a close race.
cliff-hanger
(See a cliff-hanger)
Cliffhanger
If something like a sports match or an election is a cliffhanger, then the result is so close that it cannot be predicted and will only be known at the very end.
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