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A red setter, perhaps (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sun

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'a red setter' is the definition.
'sun' can be an answer for 'setter' (the sun sets every day). I am not certain of the 'a red' bit.

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

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(Other definitions for sun that I've seen before include "Star; newspaper" , "Our central star" , "It's sol in Latin" , "Star; paper" , "Star round which we orbit" .)

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