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How to get down from a whale? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blue

'a whale?' is the definition.
(blue whale is a kind of whale)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for blue that I've seen before include "adult" , "Turquoise, say" , "very cold" , "It's used to whiten laundry" , "sometimes heard of with little boy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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