Loser (4-3)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">loser</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 also-ran that I've seen before include "Of racing horse, not placed in first three" , "Not among the first three in race" , "Non-winner in race" , "One of the losers" , "A contestant who loses" .)
(Another definition for alsoran that I've seen is " failure?".)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">loser</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 zero that I've seen before include "See 22" , "You'll find nothing" , "Nothing; freezing point (in degrees centigrade)" , "Japanese fighter" , "Nadir" .)