Defect ive (3)

I believe the answer is:

dud

(Other definitions for dud that I've seen before include "Something useless - a palindrome" , "Ineffectual person" , "Valueless" , "A thing failing to work" , "Palindrome for a flop" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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