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Faulty firecracker (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dud

'faulty firecracker' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for dud that I've seen before include "Forged" , "A palindromic washout" , "'Flop, turkey (3)'" , "Failure; washout" , "Fake -- failure" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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