No-hoper (5)
I believe the answer is:
loser
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">no-hoper</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for loser that I've seen before include "One who is always a failure" , "lemon" , "One who regularly fails" , "One frequently failing" , "One who is habitually unsuccessful" .)