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Defeated competitor (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loser

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

(Other definitions for loser that I've seen before include "One who is habitually unsuccessful" , "One not winning" , "one plays without success" , "A failure, also-ran" , "Ineffectual person who regularly fails" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Daily Mail and The Mirror.
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