Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Is defeated (5 letter answer)
The Answer
LOSES
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Notes
The answer LOSES is common and appears about once every 350 puzzles.
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Forfeits
Mislays
Misplaces
Outdistances
Is outscored
Is schneidered
Shakes
Is bested or worsted
Blows the game
Comes in last
Comes in second
Is eliminated from competition
Fails to show
Finishes last
Gets licked
Has confiscated
Leaves in the dust
Manages to elude
Shakes off
Takes the count
Takes a drubbing
Christie's "Poirot ___ a Client"
Comes out last
Earns the booby prize
Gets nosed out
"Poirot ___ a Client": Christie
Shakes, so to speak
Shakes, as in a car chase
Comes up short, say