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Poor clarets and red (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scarlet

'red' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'poor clarets' is the wordplay.
'poor' indicates an anagram.
'clarets' with letters rearranged gives 'SCARLET'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scarlet that I've seen before include "Cartels (anag.)" , "immoral" , "Crimson" , "Brilliant red colour" , "Red colour of clarets" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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