Fail, having accident before Durban changes name (5,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
crash and burn
'fail' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'accident before durban changes name' is the wordplay.
'accident' becomes 'crash' (crash is a kind of accident).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'changes' is an anagram indicator.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'durban' is an anagram of 'andbur'.
'crash'+'andbur'+'n'='CRASH AND BURN'
'having' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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