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The phrase "a dead one" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to something that is no longer alive or functioning, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "After the storm, we found a dead one among the fallen branches, a reminder of the power of nature."
Alternatives: "a lifeless one" or "a non-functioning one."
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"The sad part is, we haven't found a dead one lying on the side of the road," he says.
Make sure you use a fresh piece instead of a dead one, and if it IS a dead one, make sure it's strong before using it.
And a dead one, at that.
The only good legend is a dead one.
Sunday November 13, Lagos Slept like a dead one.
Is the most effective philanthropist a dead one?
And nothing is quite as static as a dead one.
The secret to building a living, functioning, artificial limb starts with a dead one.
Actually, he'd been stung by a fuzzy dwarf lionfish — a dead one, no less.
"Johnson had to cope with a legend, but a dead one".
His private goal, of seeing a porcupine, was fulfilled in part — he found a dead one.
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