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A decorous pink and yellow (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

primrose

'yellow' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a decorous pink' is the wordplay.
'a decorous' becomes 'prim' (I've seen this in another clue).
'pink' becomes 'rose' (colour).
'prim'+'rose'='PRIMROSE'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for primrose that I've seen before include "Yellow spring flower from promiser" , "Early spring flower" , "Yellowish" , "Spring woodland flower" , "grows wild" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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