Cryptic crossword clue
Individual lets off steam after new disappointments 3-6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word NON-EVENTS

I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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The straight part
We know that "disappointments" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case disappointments = non-events.
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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What does NON-EVENTS mean?

NON-EVENTS noun
  1. A situation which, contrary to expectation, turned out to be uninteresting, unimportant or unexciting; an anticlimax.
  2. A publicised event which does not take place.

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