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Bottom club’s possible predicament that doesn’t have any upside? (2-3,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

no-win situation

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'bottom club's possible predicament that doesn't have any upside?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'bottom club's possible predicament' is the wordplay.
'bottom club's possible' becomes 'nowin' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'predicament' becomes 'situation' (I've seen this before).
'nowin'+'situation'='NO-WIN SITUATION'

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