Defective bomb (3)

I believe the answer is:

dud

(Other definitions for dud that I've seen before include "Defective" , "Non-functioning thing" , "Faulty" , "Useless, doesn't work - a palindrome" , "Useless (informal)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

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