Not deserving of a treat (3)

I believe the answer is:

bad

(Other definitions for bad that I've seen before include "(Of food) decayed" , "Severe; of low standard" , "Substandard" , "Wicked" , "not healthy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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