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Given only £4, I’d be angry! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

livid

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'angry' is the definition.
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'given only ps4 i'd' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'i'd' could be 'id' and 'id' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for livid that I've seen before include "Enraged" , "Angry (person, bruise)" , "Intensely angry - dark bluish grey" , "Bloodless" , "Black-and-blue - furious" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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