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Be unsuccessful (4)

Ross

I think it could be either:

fail

lose

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">be unsuccessful</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for fail that I've seen before include "Don't succeed" , "Let down" , "Be unsuccessful, say in exam" , "Flunk" , "Be unable to achieve one's object" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, the Universal, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Mirror and the Newsday.
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