Fail miserably (4)

I believe the answer is:

bomb

'fail miserably' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for bomb that I've seen before include "fortune" , "Unpleasant surprise" , "Flop - load of money" , "Great deal of money (slang)" , "Big bucks - flop" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Wall Street Journal.

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