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Lose an opportunity, say, through bad luck (9)

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I believe the answer is:

mischance

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'through bad luck' is the definition.
'mischance' can be an answer for 'luck' (mischance is a kind of luck). I'm not certain of the 'through bad' bit.

'lose an opportunity' is the wordplay.
'lose an' becomes 'mis' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'opportunity' becomes 'chance' (synonyms).
'mis'+'chance'='MISCHANCE'

'say' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mischance that I've seen before include "Ill fortune" , "Unfortunate business" , "Unfortunate occurrence" , "Bad luck" , "Misadventure, mishap" .)

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