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Red? How odd! (3)

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I believe the answer is:

rum

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This might be a double definition.

'red?' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'odd' is the second definition.
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'how' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rum that I've seen before include "An odd kind of drink made from molasses" , "The spirit is peculiar" , "Odd spirit from sugar cane" , "Weird" , "Queer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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