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In short, it can't fail (4)

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I believe the answer is:

cert

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'can't fail' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'in short it' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'short' becomes 'crt' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'crt' going around 'e' is 'CERT'.

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(Other definitions for cert that I've seen before include "Banker" , "Inevitable event" , "Safe bet" , "Infallible bet (slang)" , "One sure to win (slang)" .)

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