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See red, blue and silver in container (4,1,6)

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blow a gasket

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'see red' is the definition.
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'blue and silver in container' is the wordplay.
'blue' becomes 'low' (both can mean sad).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'silver' becomes 'Ag' (Ag is the chemical symbol for silver).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'container' becomes 'basket' (basket is a kind of container).
'low'+'ag'='lowag'
'lowag' placed within 'basket' is 'BLOW A GASKET'.

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