The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RUSSET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RUSSET
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- Apple with fungal disease mostly covering batch
- Contrary heroine booked after game
- Apple runs America, agreed?
- Classical country group – hempen homespun?
- Back half of the Bull established as kind of brown
- Returning from the States – surely?
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The straight part
We know that "kind of brown" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kind of brown = russet.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 RUSSET mean?
RUSSET noun- A reddish-brown color.
- A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric.
- A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.
- A variety of potato with rough, dark gray-brown skin.
- (of apples, pears, etc.) To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.
- Having a reddish-brown color.
- Gray or ash-colored.
- Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain.
- The condition of leather when its treatment is complete, but it is not yet colored (stained) and polished.
- Having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russeted.