Article by people who fail to finish the topic (5)
I believe the answer is:
theme
This could be a double definition.
'article by people who fail to finish' is the first definition.
'theme' can be an answer for 'article' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the remainder of the definition.
'the topic' is the second definition.
(synonyms)
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for theme that I've seen before include "notedly subject to variation" , "Motif or melody" , "Motif, topic" , "issue" , "Subject; recurring idea" .)