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Awful blue rinse in spray (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nebuliser

'spray' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'awful blue rinse' is the wordplay.
'awful' indicates an anagram.
'blue'+'rinse'='bluerinse'
'bluerinse' with letters rearranged gives 'NEBULISER'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for nebuliser that I've seen before include "Drug delivery system" , "Used to inhale the drug" , "Device for producing a fine spray, for inhaling a medicinal drug, say" , "Spray - blue rinse (anag)" , "dispensed by this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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