Bad loser, guy I've detailed in deplorable fashion (10)
I believe the answer is:
grievously
'bad loser guy i've detailed in deplorable fashion' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'bad loser guy i've detailed' is the wordplay.
'bad' is an anagram indicator.
'detailed' means to remove the last letter (the word must be end-less or 'de-tailed').
'loser'+'guy'+'ive'='loserguyive'
'loserguyive' with its final letter taken off is 'loserguyiv'.
'loserguyiv' with letters rearranged gives 'GRIEVOUSLY'.
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