Cryptic crossword clue
Blue haze, nothing extreme, over river 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AZURE

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The straight part
We know that "Blue" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case blue = azure.
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What does AZURE mean?

AZURE noun
  1. A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.
  2. The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.
  3. The unclouded sky; the blue vault above.
  4. Any of various widely distributed lycaenid butterflies of the genus Celastrina.
  5. Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Ogyris.
  6. Lapis lazuli.
AZURE verb
  1. To colour blue.
AZURE adjective
  1. Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky
  2. Cloudless
  3. In blazon, of the colour blue.

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