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Blue or green area (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sea

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'blue' is the definition.
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'green area' is the wordplay.
'green' becomes 'se' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'se'+'a'='SEA'

'or' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sea that I've seen before include "Body of saltwater" , "The main" , "Lesser ocean" , "Ocean area" , "that's easily reached from Dover?" .)

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