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See red blanket the right size (5,1,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

throw a fit

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'see red' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with human feelings as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'blanket the right size' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'blanket' could be 'throw' (I've seen this before) and 'throw' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for throw a fit that I've seen before include "Rage" , "Express extreme anger" , "Become very angry (colloq.)" , "Behave wildly" , "Go mad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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