The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word BAD DEBT
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More clues leading to the result BAD DEBT
- Duke socialite introduced in club lost money
- By chief of business’s tally, lousy bet leads to unrecoverable money
- What makes Dad be troubled – British company admitting that financial problem
- Money owed by poor society girl before start of term
- Book's tally shows Euro given to teacher is unlikely to be paid
- As per Spooner, father’s wager is a write-off
- Its recovery might be a tall task
- Spooner's father takes risk resulting in a permanent loss
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "is unlikely to be paid" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case is unlikely to be paid = bad debt.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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