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Black line last to turn a different colour (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brown

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'a different colour' is the definition.
'brown' can be an answer for 'colour' (brown is a colour). I am not sure about the 'a different' bit.

'black line last to turn' is the wordplay.
'black' becomes 'b' (abbreviation as in pencil classifications).
'line' becomes 'row' (a row or line of things).
'last to' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'turn' is 'n'.
'b'+'row'+'n'='BROWN'

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(Other definitions for brown that I've seen before include "Dark - tanned - successor to Blair?" , "bay" , "Tan" , "(Of a site) previously built on" , "Rugby hero" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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