The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 4 letter word NO DICE
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More clues leading to the result NO DICE
- New corset bishop must get out of? Fat chance!
- Signify assent, given sweet dessert? Negative reply
- Slip carelessly on treacherous surface, not a success
- Indicate agreement with reserve, there’s nothing doing
- Denial set in code
- Lack of success upsetting tutor on reserve
- Refusal to move loaf above freezer
- Forget it‘s a way to bid at auction with reserve
- Post-retirement party in French city? Not a chance
- Pleasant to hold back party? Not a success
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