FCP 7 "Merge Clips" Lost Audio

I export my audio from soundtrack (needed to fix noise) and I create an AIF file.. exports fine and plays in its entirety (in multiple different programs).. Import the AIF file into FCP 7 and the file plays fine in its entirety also... Then when I "Merge clips" the last 10% of audio goes dead when synced to video? same problem, multiple clips.. every time. any ideas?? I know from trying multiple different programs to play the audio that its a good working file. But the last minute or so of every clip has no audio playing.. but DOES show there is WAVEFORM??

I should have added that the video plays just fine in the preview panel above the checkboxes. Thanks for helping...

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