The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KHAKI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result KHAKI
- Military buff
- Dull colour is something motorists want to go, some say?
- Dull brownish-yellow persimmon’s hard inside
- Fabric sounding like something driver should carry
- . Vehicle guide picked up is a muddy colour
- Sikh – a kind wrapping cloth
- Uniform colour of Gurkha kit
- Two kilos I cut with hot American brown
- Material used in making sheikh a kilt
- Colour of vehicle crucial, according to reports
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The straight part
We know that "Uniform colour" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case uniform colour = khaki.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does KHAKI mean?
KHAKI noun- A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
- Khaki green, a dull green colour.
- A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms.
- A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.
- A British person (from the colour of the uniform of British troops, originally in the Second Boer War; compare rooinek). (In this sense the plural generally is khakies.)
- Khaki clothing or uniform, commonly in the plural.
- Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.