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Looking pale after a cinema's shot (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anaemic

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'looking pale' is the definition.
'anaemic' can be an answer for 'pale' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'looking' bit.

'after a cinema's shot' is the wordplay.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'shot' is an anagram indicator.
'cinema' anagrammed gives 'naemic'.
'a' put next to 'naemic' is 'ANAEMIC'.

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(Other definitions for anaemic that I've seen before include "Pale and weak, lacking vigour" , "Lacking red blood cells" , "Pale, sickly" , "Pale, weak in colour" , "uninspiring" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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