Opposite of a nail-biter, in sports (4)

I believe the answer is:

rout

(Other definitions for rout that I've seen before include "Scatter on tour" , "Inflict heavy defeat on" , "Defeat disastrously" , "Defeat comprehensively" , "Runaway defeat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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