A word imputing a characteristic to a noun or pronoun (9)

I believe the answer is:

adjective

(Other definitions for adjective that I've seen before include "Word qualifying a noun" , "Qualifier (grammar)" , "Word describing" , "Qualifying or descriptive part of speech" , "Modifier of a noun" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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