Fail suddenly (8)

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collapse

(Other definitions for collapse that I've seen before include "Abrupt failure of function" , "fold" , "Suddenly fall down or give way" , "Fall or disintergrate" , "Break down - fall" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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