The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TINT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TINT
- Colour that is not trendy at first
- Colour dry clothing with it
- Motor-bike meeting outside in shade
- Dye can end in disappointment
- Colour of metal tiger's head
- Colour encapsulated by Fauvist in theory
- Colour of container on top of table
- Add colour with explosive stuff about one of the Romans
- Colour reused in elegant interior, just in time
- Day’s work avoiding sun in shade
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The straight part
We know that "Colour" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case colour = tint.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TINT mean?
TINT noun- A slight coloring.
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- To shade, to color.