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Somewhat saucy and kind of blue (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cyan

'blue' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Greenish blue ' mean 'cyan' so perhaps 'blue' could also mean 'cyan')

'somewhat saucy and kind' is the wordplay.
'somewhat' indicates a hidden word.
'CYAN' is hidden within 'saucy and kind'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cyan that I've seen before include "Printer's blue" , "Bluish green" , "Greenish blue" , "Blue printing ink" , "Greenish-blue colour complementary to red" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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