Failure or ruin (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOWNFALL Failure or ruin (8) (8)
69% UNDERACHIEVER Partial failure here ruined a CV, sadly (13)
11% FLOP Failure (4) The Telegraph Quick Apr 3, 2026
11% MISS Failure (4) Universal Mar 10, 2026
10% LAPSE Failure (5) (5) Mirror Quick Apr 17, 2026
10% UNDO Ruin (4) Commuter Mar 16, 2026
10% BUST Ignominious failure (4) New York Times Mar 10, 2026
10% ISNOT "Failure ___ an option" (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 4, 2026
10% UNDID Ruined (5) New York Times Feb 21, 2026
10% LOSER Failure (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
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