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Also-ran (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loser

'also-ran' is the definition.
(I know that also-ran can be written as loser)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for loser that I've seen before include "A failure, also-ran" , "One mislaying" , "One who regularly fails" , "Failed competitor" , "Defeated person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The New York Times and the LA Times.
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