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Defective (3)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">defective</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(dud can mean faulty or defective)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for dud that I've seen before include "Faulty" , "Not working" , "Counterfeit article" , "Useless, doesn't work - a palindrome" , "Fake -- failure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Sun and the Penny Press.
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