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Yellow loser (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lemon

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'yellow' is the first definition.
(I know that lemon is a type of yellow)

'loser' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for lemon that I've seen before include "Defective object" , "Washout" , "Small evergreen fruit tree" , "Useless object" , "something defective" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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