Very pale (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">very pale</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ashen that I've seen before include "Grey, pallid" , "Like bird" , "Shane (anag.)" , "Drained of colour" , "pale in colour" .)
(Other definitions for whitish that I've seen before include "cream!" , "Nearly snow-coloured" , "Rather pale" , "Pretty snowy" .)