A hand in a no-win situation (6)

I believe the answer is:

misere

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(Other definitions for misere that I've seen before include "Taking no tricks" , "undertaking to take no tricks" , "Card-player's call" , "Solo whist no-tricks bid" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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