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Dud Of An Idea Crossword Clue

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noun

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered

39%10Dud, Dud, Neil, Rod and Pam
noun

• a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward

36%6 A dud, as a firework
noun

• a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

• a complete failure

verb

• end weakly

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