Related Clues:
- Nearer, but missing first place -- becoming this?
- A loser staggering, out of energy, an unplaced competitor
- Player over 21, perhaps
- No-hoper was a candidate too
- One who's in it but doesn't win it
- Down-on-one's-luck sort
- Unplaced horse too organised
- Losing candidate (2 words)
- Playing roles in local flop
- One unsuccessful in different roles
- Second, or worse
- Juvenile put-down
- Postgame sulker
- Hello's error to feature someone with no star quality?
- Not a winner