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Brown finished report (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dun

'brown' is the definition.
(dun is a kind of brown)

'finished report' is the wordplay.
'finished' becomes 'done' ('done' can be similar in meaning to 'finished').
'report' shows a homophone (sound like).
'done' sounds like 'DUN'.

(Other definitions for dun that I've seen before include "Dull greyish-brown colour" , "Dingy brown" , "press for money" , "Brownish gray" , "Pursue or badger for debt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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