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Bodily hole in shade of pink (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

corporeal

'bodily' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'hole in shade of pink' is the wordplay.
'hole' becomes 'pore' (pore is a kind of hole).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'shade of pink' becomes 'coral' (I've seen this before).
'pore' put into 'coral' is 'CORPOREAL'.

(Other definitions for corporeal that I've seen before include "Bodily" , "not spiritual" , "physical" , "of flesh" , "pink material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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