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Top
loose,
feeling
like
one’s
balloon
has
burst?
(11)
Top loose, feeling like one’s balloon has burst? (11)
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How the clue works
The definition is feeling like one's balloon has burst, a whimsical way of saying dejected or deflated. The wordplay reads "top" as CREST and "loose" as FALLEN (dropped away), and the two words run together to give CRESTFALLEN.