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Prince unhappy in the shade (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

royal blue

'shade' is the definition.
(shade of blue)

'prince unhappy' is the wordplay.
'prince' becomes 'royal' (prince is a type of royal).
'unhappy' becomes 'blue' (blue can mean sad or miserable).
'royal'+'blue'='ROYAL BLUE'

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for royal blue that I've seen before include "Dark colour" , "Deep rich shade of colour" , "(Regal?) colour" , "Queen's shade?" , "Your be-all (anag) - shade" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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