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Country music from sad dope (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bluegrass

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

'sad dope' is the wordplay.
'sad' becomes 'blue' (similar in meaning).
'dope' becomes 'grass' (synonyms).
'blue'+'grass'='BLUEGRASS'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bluegrass that I've seen before include "Style of country music from Kentucky" , "American hillbilly music" , "Kind of country music" , "Style of US country music" , "nickname of US State" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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