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Dismal shade (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blue

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'dismal' is the first definition.
(I know that dismal can be written as blue)

'shade' is the second definition.
(I know that blue is a primary color)

(Other definitions for blue that I've seen before include "Unhappy a sportsman at university" , "Sunny sky or low spirits" , "Tory?" , "in Oxford, it's dark" , "Sad, melancholy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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