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Answer for the clue "Dud of an idea ", 10 letters:
nonstarter

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Word definitions for nonstarter in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
nonstarter \nonstarter\ n. a person with a record of failing. Syn: loser, failure, unsuccessful person. A horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered. A proposal that will not receive serious consideration by those with authority to ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A project that has no chance of success 2 A horse that does not run in a race for which it has been entered

Usage examples of nonstarter.

Virtually every cross-reference I tried to track down was a nonstarter, each book I needed seemed to be checked out on interlibrary loan to somewhere in Witwatersrand.

Helical was big in the brains department, but businesswise I think it was a nonstarter.

Sadly, she seemed to have a thing for the Appliance Worm (as Pif privately thought of Srral), a nonstarter relationship if ever there was one.