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Have a touch of colour and be miserable (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feel blue

'be miserable' is the definition.
(blue can mean sad or depressed)

'have a touch of colour' is the wordplay.
'have a touch of' becomes 'feel'.
'colour' becomes 'blue' (blue is a kind of colour).
'feel'+'blue'='FEEL BLUE'

'and' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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