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Blue feathers thrown (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

downcast

'blue' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'feathers thrown' is the wordplay.
'feathers' becomes 'down' (down is a kind of feathers).
'thrown' becomes 'cast' (I've seen this in other clues).
'down'+'cast'='DOWNCAST'

(Other definitions for downcast that I've seen before include "Feeling despondent" , "Low in spirits" , "Dispirited, gloomy" , "Sad" , "Dejected and discouraged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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