NOUN: "a bomb or missile that fails to explode" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a bomb or missile that fails to explode" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
2. an explosion that fails to occur
(adjective)
1. failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

EXPLODE (verb)
1. cause to burst with a violent release of energy
2. increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
MISSILE (noun)
1. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
2. a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

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