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Red? Emphatically! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ruddy

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'red?' is the definition.
(I know that blood-red can be written as ruddy)

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(Other definitions for ruddy that I've seen before include "Damn" , "Florid (of face)" , "Glowing pink" , "Bright" , "blasted" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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