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Very pale, like a woman in the Gorbals? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashen

'very pale' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'like a woman in the gorbals?' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'as'.
'a woman in the gorbals?' becomes 'hen' (Scottish term for woman -The Gorbals is in Glasgow).
'as'+'hen'='ASHEN'

(Other definitions for ashen that I've seen before include "pale in colour" , "Deathly pale" , "Drained of colour" , "Livid" , "of Tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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