Lacking success, wife out more, presumably? (7)
I believe the answer is:
winless
'lacking success' is the definition.
(without wins)
'wife out more presumably?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'wife' could be 'w' and 'w' is located in the answer.
'out more' could be 'inless' and 'inless' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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