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Brownish uniform? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

livery

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This could be a double definition.

'brownish' is the first definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'uniform?' is the second definition.
(livery is a type of formal uniform)

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(Other definitions for livery that I've seen before include "Horse maintenance" , "Uniform -- suffering from gastric distress" , "colours" , "Feeding and stabling of horses for money" , "The care of horses for pay" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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