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Visibly frightened: like chicken? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashen

'visibly frightened' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'like chicken?' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'as'.
'chicken?' becomes 'hen' (hen is a kind of chicken).
'as'+'hen'='ASHEN'

(Other definitions for ashen that I've seen before include "(Of face) pale (with shock)" , "Unhealthily pale" , "bleached" , "Pale (with shock/illness)" , "Greyish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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