One fails to appear (2-4)

I believe the answer is:

no-show

(Other definitions for no-show that I've seen before include "Absentee" , "One who fails to arrive" , "One not turning up" , "Someone who neither keeps nor cancels an engagement" , "Non-attender" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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