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Anticlimax (4,5)

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damp squib

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">anticlimax</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 damp squib that I've seen before include "Something that fails to have the expected impact" , "Let-down" , "Something unsuccessful" , "Unsuccessful attempt to impress with moist explosive" , "Firework that doesn't" .)

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