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Stomach failure in the pool? (5-4)

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I believe the answer is:

belly-flop

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'pool?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'stomach failure' is the wordplay.
'stomach' becomes 'belly' (synonyms).
'failure' becomes 'flop' (flop is a kind of failure).
'belly'+'flop'='BELLY-FLOP'

'in the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for belly-flop that I've seen before include "Awkward dive" , "Inexpert dive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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