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defeated candidate
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defeated player(noun, expression, loser, challenger, non-starter)
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defeatee
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derelict(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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disaster(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
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duck
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fall guy
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false alarm
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favorite son
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game loser
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good-for-nothing(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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good sport
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hopeful
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hundred-to-one shot(noun, expression, uncertainty, unknown, underdog)
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improbability(unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper, implausibility)
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incompetent(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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insolvent(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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lame duck
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little chance(expression, unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper)
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little opportunity(expression, unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper)
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