In dire disappointment, visibly angry (3)

I believe the answer is:

red

'visibly angry' is the definition.
(red in the face)

'in dire disappointment' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'RED' is hidden in the letters of 'dire disappointment'.

(Other definitions for red that I've seen before include "Primary colour" , "Colour of communism" , "Colour for a blusher" , "Carmine" , "Scarlet or vermilion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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