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Fails to win (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loses

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fails to win</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('lose' can be a synonym of 'fail to win')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for loses that I've seen before include "Mislays or is defeated" , "Goes down" , "Is unable to find" , "Misplaces" , "Misoplaces" .)

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