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The Clue

One not going out with a bang? (3 letter answer)

The Answer

DUD

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Notes

The answer DUD is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.

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Fiasco
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Broadway nightmare
Defective missile
Firecracker that fizzles
Flat failure
It fizzles
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Bomb not bursting in air?
It doesn't go off well

Definition

DUD as a noun:

1. (flop, dud, washout) = someone who is unsuccessful
2. (misfire, dud) = an explosion that fails to occur
3. (turkey, bomb, dud) = an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

DUD as an adjective:

1. failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"