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Wager ruins Spooner causing problems (8)

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setbacks

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(Other definitions for setbacks that I've seen before include "Things or events that retard progress, disappointments (8)" , "Reversals or checks on progress" , "Defeats" , "Events that inhibit or reverse progress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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