Usually means: Unexpected ending with unpleasant twist.
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  1. sting in the tail: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. sting in the tail: Collins English Dictionary
  3. sting in the tail: Wiktionary
  4. Sting in the Tail: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (sting in the tail)

noun:  Something surprising and unpleasant that concludes a chain of events.

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