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A tincture used in painting (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iodine

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'a tincture' is the definition.
(I know that iodine is a type of tincture)

'in painting' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'used' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for iodine that I've seen before include "Mother-of-pearl" , "Disinfectant made from seaweed" , "Element existing in vapour and crystalline form" , "Solution applied to wounds as an antiseptic" , "Antiseptic made from seaweed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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