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Was A Dud Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
noun

• an explosion that fails to occur

• a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

verb

• fail to fire or detonate

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

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

31%7A real dud
noun

• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

• anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)

• an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory

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