Defeat of one’s objectives (7)

I believe the answer is:

failure

(Other definitions for failure that I've seen before include "miss" , "Lack of success, or he who lacks it" , "Collapse; disaster" , "[OPPOSITE OF] success" , "Breakdown; flop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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