DEADDUCK

Person or thing doomed to failure (4,4)

Solution has appeared in 2 crosswords (1 across and 1 down):

• Quick crossword No 15,694 — 2020-08-24 23:00:38
  1D: Person with zero chance of success (4,4)
• Quick crossword No 15,333 — 2019-06-28 23:00:31
  1A: Person or thing doomed to failure (4,4)