End of a hot streak (4)

I believe the answer is:

loss

(Other definitions for loss that I've seen before include "Deficit" , "Red figures on a balance sheet or ledger" , "Defeat - deprivation" , "Cost" , "sacrifice?" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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