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Black is a novel colour for one (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tulip

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This might be a double definition.

'black' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'novel colour for one' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'is a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tulip that I've seen before include "Amsterdam bloom?" , "Flowering bulb (from Amsterdam?)" , "Spring-flowering bulb" , "Dutch bulb?" , "Bloomer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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