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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. dark horse

a candidate about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins
a good person who has been unfairly maligned
a person despised by everybody wins
a very unpredictable contestant, sometimes wins sometimes loses

Correct Answer: a candidate about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins

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