Related Clues:

• Postgame moper
• Flop as lover after heart transplant
• Close race overshadows who came last?
• The Spanish sovereign defeated contender
• Unsuccessful type
• Last-place finisher, e.g
• Defeated player looks teary from time to time
• One failing to win quirky roles
• Booby-prize recipient
• Jenga tower toppler, e.g
• Young adult novel by Jerry Spinelli
• One can't win with philosopher dismissing hip-hop
• One snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, say
• No-hoper is more relaxed with one round to go
• One missing out -- gets nearer, but not number one