The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TAUPE
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More clues leading to the result TAUPE
- Greek character exercises in grey and brown
- A shade higher, swallow’s carried back
- A shade uncomfortable at first in video
- Greek character exercises in shade
- Colour for all to see in strip of material
- A shade underestimated at the outset, breaking record
- Character in Marathon training in shade
- Mousey, cross before gym
- Anita up escarpment welcomes shade
- Colour of strip worn across university
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The straight part
We know that "shade" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shade = taupe.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TAUPE mean?
TAUPE noun- A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.
- Of a dark brownish-grey colour.