Failure (5)
'failure' is the definition.
(someone who has failed)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for loser that I've seen before include "One vanquished" , "One mislaying" , "One failing regularly" , "lemon" , "Someone who fails consistently" .)
'failure' is the definition.
(I know that lapse is a type of failure)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for lapse that I've seen before include "Brief failure (of concentration)" , "Fall from usual standard" , "Temporary drop in standard" , "Untypical mistake" , "Revert (to bad habits, etc)" .)
'failure' is the definition.
(I know that dud is a type of failure)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for dud that I've seen before include "Counterfeit article" , "A palindromic failure" , "Explosive not detonating" , "One failing to work, explode" , "Failing to work properly" .)
'failure' is the definition.
(I know that failure can be written as flop)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for flop that I've seen before include "Total failure; fall heavily" , "turkey" , "Utter failure" , "Fiasco" , "Dud - bomb" .)
'failure' is the definition.
(a fiasco is a failure or disaster)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for fiasco that I've seen before include "Utter failure, debacle" , "A debacle, complete mess" , "Humiliating disaster" , "Complete and utter failure" , "Total cock-up" .)