Related Clues:

• One with poor prospects, having some degeneration? Oh, operate!
• Drama, musical one, not a failure
• One wouldn't be successful drama queen without theatre work
• One's far from favourite musical dramas one abridged
• One unlikely to succeed
• Likely failure of drama, short musical one
• One with no prospects
• Useless racehorse - a refusal, lame, and starting early regularly
• Poor hen out of place, it has absolutely nil chance of success
• Or phone (anag.)
• Hope Ron could arrange something that has absolutely zilch chance of success
• Poor hen suffering, not one with good prospects
• One who is not expected to be successful
• New Orleans knees-up -- um -- a washout
• Poor hen suffering, one very unfortunate