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Apply colour that’s fashionable time after time (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tint

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'apply colour' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'fashionable time after time' is the wordplay.
'fashionable' becomes 'in' (in can mean fashionable or trendy).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'in'+'t'='int'
'int' put after 't' is 'TINT'.

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(Other definitions for tint that I've seen before include "Hue, shade" , "Shade; colour slightly" , "A slight shade of colour" , "'Shade, tone (4)'" , "A slighth shade of colour" .)

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