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A coconut stall, pale greyish in colour (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ashy

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'pale greyish in colour' is the definition.
'ashy' can be an answer for 'pale' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'greyish in colour' bit.

'a coconut stall' is the wordplay.
'coconut stall' becomes 'shy' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a'+'shy'='ASHY'

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(Other definitions for ashy that I've seen before include "Like, eg, volcanic dust" , "Like fireplace residue" , "Like burnt wood or coal" , "Leaden" , "evidence of recent fire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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