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Defective firecracker (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dud

'defective firecracker' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for dud that I've seen before include "Fake -- failure" , "Failure; washout" , "A palindromic washout" , "One failing to work, explode" , "Defective" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the USA Today.
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