Washout (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">washout</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 "Someone who fails consistently" , "No-hoper" , "Failed competitor" , "A failure, also-ran" , "One who is habitually unsuccessful" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">washout</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for disaster that I've seen before include "terrible trouble" , "Extreme ruin or misfortune" , "Tragedy of asterids" , "Event causing great damage" , "Extreme event resulting in great loss and misfortune" .)