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Outrageous gear seen around in colour (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sea green

'colour' is the definition.
(I know that sea green is a colour)

'outrageous gear seen around' is the wordplay.
'outrageous' indicates an anagram (an outrageous spelling).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'gear' anagrammed gives 'agre'.
'agre' inserted into 'seen' is 'SEA-GREEN'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sea green that I've seen before include "Robespierre such an incorruptible (Carlyle)" , "Robespierre's shade" , "Geese ran (anag) - colour" , "Marine colour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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