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A failure (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dud

'a failure' is the definition.
(I know that dud is a type of failure)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for dud that I've seen before include "Failed, worthless thing" , "Faulty" , "Inoperative" , "Fake -- failure" , "Valueless" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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