Gets rid of the blues (5)

I believe the answer is:

dumps

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'gets rid of' is the first definition.
(dumping is a kind of getting rid of)

'the blues' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for dumps that I've seen before include "Gets rid of" , "sadness" , "gloominess" , "melancholic state" , "Ends relationship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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