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To just fail to link up means nothing (3)

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nil

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'nothing' is the definition.
(eg nil is zero in football)

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(Other definitions for nil that I've seen before include "Non-existent" , "Score of nought" , "There's nothing left" , "Nothing, zilch" , "Latin zero" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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