LOSER

Also-ran (5)

Solution has appeared in 6 crosswords (3 across and 3 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,629 — 2023-08-22 23:00:10
  9A: Person with a record of failure (5)
• Quick crossword No 16,398 — 2022-11-26 00:00:11
  8A: Person destined to be taken advantage of (informal) (5)
• Quick crossword No 16,326 — 2022-09-02 23:00:01
  20D: Defeated contestant (5)
• Quick crossword No 16,012 — 2021-08-31 23:00:14
  5D: Unsuccessful gambler (5)
• Quick crossword No 15,702 — 2020-09-02 23:00:23
  19D: Failure (5)
• Quick crossword No 15,498 — 2020-01-09 00:00:53
  11A: Also-ran (5)