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Mum shot dead in the shadows (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shaded

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'mum shot dead in the shadows' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'mum shot dead in' is the wordplay.
'mum' becomes 'sh' (both can mean 'keep quiet').
'shot' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'dead' with letters rearranged gives 'aded'.
'sh' placed inside 'aded' is 'SHADED'.

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(Other definitions for shaded that I've seen before include "Crayoned in" , "Protected from heat and light" , "Out of direct sunlight" , "Coloured in; screened from direct light" , "Sheltered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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