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Bluish-grey pan (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slate

I believe this is a double definition.

'bluish-grey' is the first definition.
(slate is a shade of bluish grey)

'pan' is the second definition.
(both can mean to criticise)

(Other definitions for slate that I've seen before include "Grey metamorphic rock" , "Bluish-grey colour" , "Scold; hard rock" , "Blast" , "rock used in building" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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