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dark horse noun (WINNER)

n [C usually singular]
US a horse or a politician who wins a race or competition although no one expected them to

(Definition of dark horse noun (WINNER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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dark horse noun (WINNER) is in the topic Horse racing.

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