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noun • (soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending | ||||||||
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noun • an explosion that fails to occur • a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) verb • fail to fire or detonate | ||||||||
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Personal Objective In A Move That Backfired Crossword Clue
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OWNGOAL which was last seen in the The Guardian Everyman crossword.
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OWNGOAL
Updated: October 15, 2023
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