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Be
given
a
red
card?
Show
mercy
(4,1,5)
Be given a red card? Show mercy (4,1,5)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
It's a straight double definition, no wordplay to untangle. Be given a red card? is a cheeky one: hearts are a red suit, so you'd literally have a heart in your hand. And Show mercy is the idiom itself, as in "oh, have a heart!" when you're asking someone to go easy on you.