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Unexpectedly having run short of little boy’s clothes? (3,2,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

out of the blue

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'unexpectedly' is the definition.
('out of the blue' can be a synonym of 'unexpectedly')

'run short of little boy's clothes?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'clothes?' could be 'blue' (blue is a kind of clothes) and 'blue' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for out of the blue that I've seen before include "From nowhere" , "Suddenly" , "Without warning" , "Entirely unexpectedly" , "Quite unexpectedly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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