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Expecting win, they may fail abysmally (2,3,6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in the family way

'expecting' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'win they may fail abysmally' is the wordplay.
'abysmally' indicates anagramming the letters.
'win'+'they'+'may'+'fail'='wintheymayfail'
'wintheymayfail' is an anagram of 'IN THE FAMILY WAY'.

(Other definitions for in the family way that I've seen before include "Expecting" , "carrying child" , "pregnant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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