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Odd about the Bluegrass State being dark and gloomy (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

murky

'dark and gloomy' is the definition.

'odd about the bluegrass state' is the wordplay.
'odd' becomes 'rum' (I've seen this before).
'about' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'the bluegrass state' becomes 'ky' (US postal abbreviation for Kentucky).
'rum' written backwards gives 'mur'.
'mur'+'ky'='MURKY'

'being' acts as a link.

(Another definition for murky that I've seen is " Dark, gloomy".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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