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The Clue
Collapse (7 letter answer)
The Answer
DEBACLE
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Notes
The answer DEBACLE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Disaster
Fiasco
Disastrous collapse
Overwhelming defeat
Spectacular failure
Definition
DEBACLE as a noun:
1. (debacle, fiasco) = a sudden and violent collapse
2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
3. (thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping) = a sound defeat