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Blanches (5)

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I believe the answer is:

pales

'blanches' is the definition.
('pale' can be a synonym of 'blanch')

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for pales that I've seen before include "Goes white in leaps" , "Goes white, loses colour" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, the Canadiana, the LA Times and The New York Times.
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