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Gloomy in the shade (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

black

I believe this is a double definition.

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

'shade' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for black that I've seen before include "Opponent of nineteen dn (chess)" , "(Of coffee) without milk" , "Very darkest colour" , "Colour of soot" , "Extremely dark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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