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Buff relative (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tan

'buff relative' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tan that I've seen before include "Shade of brown" , "Nice brown induced by sun" , "Tawny" , "Catch the sun" , "Bronze" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
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