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Passed on what's not working (4)

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dead

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(Other definitions for dead that I've seen before include "Exhausted -- layabout" , "Stiff - bereft of life" , "Six feet under" , "Lookalike" , "dull" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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