Like one of Picasso's periods (4)

I believe the answer is:

blue

(Other definitions for blue that I've seen before include "eg Prussian" , "Sad; university sportsman" , "Tory?" , "Oxbridge sports award" , "Such humour < makes conservative" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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